![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/homeless-people-in-uk-city-say-id-rather-die-living-on-the-streets-is-hell/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Homeless-people-in-UK-city-say-Id-rather-die-living-on-the-streets-is-hell.jpg&description=At the start of the pandemic in March 2020 new funding was made available to ensure homeless people in Cardiff had somewhere to go but now they've been left to sleep on the streetsGavin and Vicky are both sleeping rough in Cardiff city centreHomeless people in a UK city have said they would "rather die" because living on the streets is hell. Among the rough sleepers Byron, who lies against the plinth of the statue of Aneurin Beaven at what used to be one of Cardiff's most well-to-do high streets. He has barely slept all night and this is his second attempt at closing his eyes after already being moved on. Byron, 23, blocks out other passersby who use the Cardiff street to reach where they want to go. WalesOnline reports most are too busy to notice him as he closes his eyes to a world, he says, has little care for him. The Mirror launches Warm Hearts Christmas Appeal - how you can help Byron lies against the plinth of the statue of Aneurin Beaven ( Richard Swingler) His life is a nightmare after sleeping in the Welsh capital for almost a year. He has two blankets and pillows he lies on, his sleeping bag, and the clothes on his back he also clutches an apple and a banana, and a bottle of water given to him by a stranger. Byron spent the coronavirus lockdown in jail and after being released, he returned to a tiled floor of Queen Street and St Mary Street. He said: "I don't want to be on the streets", but is resigned to the life he faces now. Byron is just one of the 12 people Cardiff Council claims are currently sleeping rough in the city centre as of early November 2022. Simon, 47, returned to the streets after being evicted from a hostel after an incident with another resident ( Richard Swingler) The figure is based on the daily patrols, involving the council, the Wallich charity and the Salvation Army. But it can easily be at least double if not treble that on some days. Some people slip through the net and there others, who technically have a home, but come into th){kind=link}
At the start of the pandemic in March 2020 new funding was made available to ensure homeless people in Cardiff had somewhere to go but now they’ve been left to sleep on the streets
Homeless people in a UK city have said they would “rather die” because living on the streets is hell.
Among the rough sleepers Byron, who lies against the plinth of the statue of Aneurin Beaven at what used to be one of Cardiff’s most well-to-do high streets.
He has barely slept all night and this is his second attempt at closing his eyes after already being moved on.
Byron, 23, blocks out other passersby who use the Cardiff street to reach where they want to go.