Food and Shelter for the homeless

France's growing problem of homelessness was laid bare by new figures released this week, which show that a person living on the streets dies every 20 hours. Life expectancy for homeless people is also 30 years lower than for those people with fixed homes, figures revealed.

A total of 453 homeless people died on the streets of France last year, according to a memorial book compiled by campaign group "Les Morts de la Rue" (Dead in the Streets).