Former homeless woman tells LBC that 'human beings are not muck on the street'
Emma, who used to live in a shelter, tells Shelagh Fogarty that she considers herself lucky
A former homeless woman has told LBC that those on the street deserve care and respect.
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Debate over the homeless situation in the UK comes after Andy Burnham pledged to have all rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas.
Emma told Shelagh Fogarty: "I was 16 and essentially had to leave an abusive home.
"I consider myself lucky. I was privileged that I lived in the UK and that at that point, under 18s, local authorities had a duty to house, but for me, it was— homelessness is about prevention.
"So I had to leave this home at 16, and luckily they had a bed in a homeless shelter for me. Not an ideal environment for a 16-year-old. There were drugs, there were, you know, cases of domestic violence, things like that going around. Yeah, but it was a brief— it was a shelter."
Listen to the full call in the video above.