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The Housing Crisis, Poverty and How to End ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½lessness

Top firefighter Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on how she went from sleeping rough to advising Prince William on homelessness. Plus, how to escape the poverty trap and improve social mobility.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½lessness is on the rise in Britian with record numbers of people living in emergency accommodation.

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Chief Fire Officer of the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, spent time sleeping rough on the streets of Newport in Wales as a teenager.

Now, she is working to end homelessness and stop people getting stuck in poverty.

Amol and Sabrina discuss what can be done in schools to prevent homelessness, the stigma facing homeless people and how to stop professions from being dominated by the elites.

They also talk about Sabrina’s work with Prince Williams’ charity, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½wards, and how poverty becomes a trap.

Radical with Amol Rajan is a Today podcast for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4. Episode are released every Thursday and you can also listen to them on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds: /sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r

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