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Innovative bank card aids France's homeless

New card system in Lille enables secure donations for essentials, boosting support for homeless individuals.

France set for below-normal cold spell: How is government preparing?

The ‘plan grand froid’ is a series of measures introduced when temperatures plummet and remain low for some time

Homeless in France get accommodation in offices when workers go home

Participating companies offer a clean sleeping area, kitchen and bathroom in their office that would otherwise be empty

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Five good news articles from France including a great door idea

We also look at haircuts for the homeless and a Harry Potter-style Rentrée….Here are five good news stories to take you into the weekend

Controversial ban on public sitting in French town partially suspended

A court said restrictions on sitting or lying in public spaces in Angoulême represented ‘a disproportionate infringement of freedom’

Housing found for homeless man who saved Lyon shopkeeper from fire

Fabrice will also receive a medal which he says he will accept as his parents, who are no longer alive, would have been proud

France curfew: What happens to homeless people?

France's housing minister has promised protections for homeless people affected by the 21:00 curfew, in place throughout much of France

Petition calls for home for homeless man who saved Lyon shopkeeper

The man broke windows to get into a blazing building to drag out the shopkeeper who had become trapped by flames when his gas fire fell over

France to simplify squatter eviction for second home owners

Evicting illegal squatters from your property is set to become easier in France as the government works to simplify and speed up the process for both main and second homes.

Town help homeless French man and daughter to reunite

The homeless man and his long-lost daughter were reunited after an online appeal set up by two friends in Gironde

Shoebox gifts for homeless in France

Operation Shoe Box scheme handed out 1,500 'gifts' last year

Homeless in France more at risk from Covid-19 pandemic

The head of a charity says that accommodation must be found urgently for people living on the street

Hang phone cable from window to help the homeless

People in towns and cities with windows facing the street have been asked to leave a plug extension lead dangling from a window – ground or first floor only – to help homeless people recharge their mobiles.

In pictures: French student vets help homeless pets

Trainee vets travel to homeless shelters to care for animals

New ideas to aid homeless emerge as cold snap persists

New initiatives to help homeless people shelter from the cold have emerged - including a pop-up “igloo” by a Bordeaux inventor - as the country continues to shiver in sub-zero temperatures.

Homeless charity campaign in full swing

More towns join move to donate 10,000 filled backpacks across France before Christmas

Facebook appeal finds flat for homeless man

A viral post on Facebook has helped find a home for a man who has been living on the streets of Bordeaux

Facebook post changes the life of a homeless man

A man who was living rough on the streets of Strasbourg has now found a home and a job after a stranger started a Facebook page highlighting his plight.

Lille charity pairs up odd socks to help the homeless

Fed up of finding odd socks in the washing machine or at the back of a drawer? You can now send them to a new charity in Lille, which sends socks to those in need.

Meet the ex-homeless man who is now housing others

Finding homes for the homeless is Gilbert Pinteau 's life - and he knows their difficulties, having been homeless himself. Samantha David marvels at determination in hard times

Quarter of all homeless 'in work'

A QUARTER of homeless people are working, according to a report by statistics body Insee.

Homeless

Innovative bank card aids France's homeless

France set for below-normal cold spell: How is government preparing?

Homeless in France get accommodation in offices when workers go home

Five good news articles from France including a great door idea

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Controversial ban on public sitting in French town partially suspended

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Petition calls for home for homeless man who saved Lyon shopkeeper

France to simplify squatter eviction for second home owners

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Shoebox gifts for homeless in France

Homeless in France more at risk from Covid-19 pandemic

Hang phone cable from window to help the homeless

In pictures: French student vets help homeless pets

French vet students treat homeless pets in free clinic

France prepares as new heatwave alert hits

Sign up to support the homeless in France

New ideas to aid homeless emerge as cold snap persists

Arctic ‘glacial wave’ set to continue into next week

'3,000 sleep rough on streets of Paris'

Police give 1.5 tonnes of confiscated food to charity

Météo France warns of snow as Grand Froid plan begins

Help beat deaths on the street