0:00:01 > 0:00:03Contains some strong language
0:00:03 > 0:00:06That's my bed for this evening.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08'Sleeping rough is becoming a reality
0:00:08 > 0:00:10'for more and more people in Wales.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14'The number of homeless are on the increase,
0:00:14 > 0:00:16'and now, they exceed 10,000.'
0:00:17 > 0:00:21I never thought this would happen to me. No. Never.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25'I wanted to discover why people became homeless,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27'how they managed to survive
0:00:27 > 0:00:31'and why the largest numbers of homeless people are in Swansea.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36'For some, the only option is to try and survive on the streets.'
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Thank you.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40If you're strong minded, you can do it.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42If you're not strong minded,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45then the only thing you're going to end up doing
0:00:45 > 0:00:47is ending up in a box.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52'And following the lives of those with nowhere else to go
0:00:52 > 0:00:56'would prove to be an upsetting story.'
0:01:07 > 0:01:11'It's the last days of my three months filming on Swansea's streets.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14'And now that Christmas is coming,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'it's an especially tough time for the homeless,
0:01:17 > 0:01:19'many of whom are separated from their families.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27'In the summer, there are usually around 40 homeless people
0:01:27 > 0:01:31'sleeping rough in and around Swansea.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33'But now, as winter sets in,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36'most try and find anywhere they can indoors.'
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Big Issue, please?
0:01:40 > 0:01:41'With Christmas just five weeks away,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44'a hardcore group of around ten homeless people
0:01:44 > 0:01:48'still remain living on the streets.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54'One of them is a homeless drifter who turned up two weeks ago.'
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Waterproof jacket. Someone might be able to use it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05'Paul is a newcomer who's settled quickly into life in Swansea.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Let me take you to my home.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12'He's teamed up with one of the local homeless, Andy.'
0:02:17 > 0:02:19This is where we're going.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29This is where I sleep.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33So, we've both got sleeping bags.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I have two, but one of them I gave to him
0:02:35 > 0:02:39to lay down on it off the concrete.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I've got me mat, me, so I put this on top of it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I sleep very well, to be honest with you.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Where the hell's that come from? There's a load of condoms, mind.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- HE LAUGHS - I don't want them.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I've only known this guy a couple of days
0:02:55 > 0:02:59and I tell you what, honest to God, he's just even Stephen.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03In the last three nights we've been here, it's been brilliant.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07If you got thrown out of your house
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and you had nowhere else to go, what would you do?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Find me.- What would you do?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Find me.- Where would you go? - Find me. I'd put you up.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- I feel safe, yeah. - Why do you feel safe?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Because I've got good company.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Where do you get that from, then? - You.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34'Andy has only been on the streets for six days,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36'after being recently released from prison.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40'But unlike Paul, he finds it more of a challenge.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53'Gavin ended up on Swansea's streets after he broke up with his wife.'
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I wonder what happened to the star?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Oh, but it's nice. Look at this. You know?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Obviously, it's closing now, but during the day,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12you see them queuing up with their mums and their dads. It's like,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15"Oh, we're going to see Santa." And smiles on their face.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It's heart-warming, you know. It's nice. It's nice to see.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I wouldn't mind going to see Santa myself, to be honest.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30'Gavin has spent the last four months on and off sleeping rough.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34'It's really hard for anyone in his position to get off the streets.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38'Finding even a rented room is difficult,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42'so the only option is to try and get into a hostel for the homeless.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46'But with over 2,000 registered homeless around Swansea,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49'the competition for the 80 beds is stiff.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54'This 13-bed hostel is run by the Cyrenians,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58'a charity who have been working with the homeless for over 40 years.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03'24-year-old Kali is one of the lucky ones
0:05:03 > 0:05:05'and has been here for four months.'
0:05:07 > 0:05:08This is my place.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I've actually got one of the bigger rooms in the hostel,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15so, it's, um...it's quite nice.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20'Two years ago, Kali had a fulltime job with a bookmakers.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25'But her hours were cut and she couldn't afford to pay the rent.'
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Everything started falling apart.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31So I basically, through my work
0:05:31 > 0:05:34and the lack of hours they were providing, lost my flat.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39'With nowhere to live, most young people would return home.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43'Kali doesn't have this option as she's fallen out with her mum.'
0:05:43 > 0:05:47It was just, sort of, I suppose your typical rows
0:05:47 > 0:05:50that you have when you're a teenager and you...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53"I'm going to live on my own." Um...
0:05:53 > 0:05:57There was a bit more to it with my mum because we didn't really get on.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01She's not really...a maternal person, anyway.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04And it just sort of pushed me to the edge.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09'Even though Kali has a place in a hostel,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12'officially, she is still homeless.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14'With the hostel's help,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18'she's hoping to find somewhere permanent to live before Christmas.'
0:06:18 > 0:06:22I'd rather be out working, doing a 40-hour week than...
0:06:22 > 0:06:26sitting here having to play Frustration through boredom.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35'Christmas is just four weeks away.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43'Most of those still on the streets have gathered on the Kingsway.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45'This should be a good time for giving,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51'Ever resourceful, Paul conjures up hot soup
0:06:51 > 0:06:54'for his less-fortunate mates.'
0:06:55 > 0:06:59'All of them will be sleeping rough tonight.'
0:06:59 > 0:07:01It's dangerous to sleep on your own.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05So if you can...like, I'm with a couple of friends now,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07try to sleep together.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I'm going to get my head down.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14'I'd realised that Paul was a bit different from the others
0:07:14 > 0:07:16'and often needed a break.'
0:07:22 > 0:07:24That's my bed for this evening.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I shall sleep very well.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Nice and warm, out of the rain.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33All I'll do is pull this along here.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Put the lid up.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37No wind, no rain.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38No people.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Peace and quiet.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53'For the last four weeks, Stevie's been out sleeping rough.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57'There's a library here, where he often escapes the cold,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01'but it's not just in the daytime. He slept here last night.'
0:08:01 > 0:08:02In that corner, there.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05There's always CCTV,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07so you're not going to get attacked
0:08:07 > 0:08:09or beaten up when you're sleeping.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Cos that has happened to a couple of people.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19'Drugs and alcohol are a common cause of homelessness,
0:08:19 > 0:08:24'and Stevie is a heroin addict who's spent time in prison for his habit.'
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I tried it once or twice.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32My mate came down then, when I was living in Morriston,
0:08:32 > 0:08:33asked me could I score him a bag?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I said yeah. He shared it with me.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41He kept coming down day after day for a fortnight.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44And I was hooked, then.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50'Recently, he ended up sharing a house with another drug user.'
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I couldn't stay there, see, cos I don't want that lifestyle no more.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56So I chose to be out on the streets.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59It won't be for too long, anyway. A month or two.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I'll get a hostel place.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I just don't want to go on drugs again.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Been there, done that, don't want to do it again.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09I'm not going to do it again.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21'Also run by the Cyrenians, the St Matthew's Church drop-in centre
0:09:21 > 0:09:25'offers a place where the homeless can get cleaned up
0:09:25 > 0:09:27'and some decent food.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30'They run courses, too. And Stevie's signed up.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35'He's doing everything he can to stay away from temptation.'
0:09:35 > 0:09:39This will be handy, cos it'll take me up to 4:00.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44So it's half a day done, then, innit?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Cos otherwise, I'd be on the streets on my own,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49wandering around Swansea,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52thinking about getting a drink, won't I?
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Basically. Because there'll be nothing else to do.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05'For anyone homeless and separated from their family,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09'Christmas can prove to be the toughest time of the year.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12'The last I'd heard of Tracey
0:10:12 > 0:10:15'was that she'd left Swansea three weeks ago.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16'Now she's returned.'
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Well, I'll sleep here again tonight.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24In the wet and the rain and the cold.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26That's my joys in life.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29In the dark, sleeping in the rain and the cold.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33I can smell men's urine and it's disgusting.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42'For Tracey, this is an especially difficult time,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45'as her mother died exactly one year ago today.'
0:10:50 > 0:10:53My head is actually like a spinning top at the moment.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I don't like being in the town when it's very busy
0:10:56 > 0:11:00because you can see all the families together and all the kids.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02It's not a Christmas for me this year.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04'Then she runs into Marie,
0:11:04 > 0:11:08'a friend from a church that provides breakfast for the homeless.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11'Marie shares the same name as Tracey's mum.'
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- So, it's your mum's anniversary today?- Yeah.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18We buried her the 23rd of, er...
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- 23rd of December.- Yeah.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26So there'll be a big mass for her tonight with all the aunties.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- It's a sad time for you right now, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Sad time for the next couple of days.- Yeah.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You just have to hold up and be brave.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36You're a strong girl. You really are.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38You're a tough little cookie. You're strong.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42And that's what keeps you going, I think, as well.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45When you do get right, you're going to be helping people in the street.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I just feel that for you. I really do.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51All right, I'll see you. Ta-ra, sweetheart.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- Take care. Bye!- Take care.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01'In the early evening, Tracey's thoughts are still with her mother.'
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I have to go into the church.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I have to show my respects for my mum.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19(It's one year dead today. I can't stay long...)
0:12:19 > 0:12:21INDISTINCT
0:12:21 > 0:12:24(..And do everything I do today. Amen.)
0:12:26 > 0:12:30She wouldn't be happy if she found out I was living on the street,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33but at least she's in heaven happy, looking down on me.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36And I hope everything goes well and the whole family are OK.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40I wish them all a happy Christmas. My mum's looking down on us.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47'For most of her life, Tracey has struggled with alcoholism.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50'And because of it, her family have disowned her.
0:12:50 > 0:12:56'She's made one attempt at rehab already, without success.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59'Tracey feels the need to make a call to her sister.'
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Hello, Lorraine?
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I just want to say happy anniversary for Mother and that,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and just to let you know I'm OK and stuff.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12I'm just trying to get my life together and stuff, you know.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I'm on my own living on the street.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I'm living on the streets.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23I just wish things could change, but they can't.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- SHE SOBS - I'm destroying my life.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31I have nowhere. I have no friends or nothing. I'm living on the street.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Trying to get into hostels all the time.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35You know?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Yeah. Happy Christmas. Happy New Year.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Just tell the family I miss them. I love you. Take care.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Bye. I love you too. Bye-bye.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Yeah, it was sad.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54She just said, try and get your life together.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15'The St Matthew's Church drop-in centre
0:14:15 > 0:14:19'has now become part of Paul's regular morning routine.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21'Kay is one of their volunteers.'
0:14:21 > 0:14:26He's down and out. I give him a hand. Buy him a cup of tea. Haven't I?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- She brought me pears. - Tasty. Nice, aren't they?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- I've got a problem with them. Can't bite them.- Oh, yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35You've got some teeth, but you haven't got a lot, have you?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37They are about three weeks old.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Lovely.- So they're nice then when they go soft.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Thank you for these.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45We met Monday and he asked me out, but I told him I'm not...
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- I'm unattached.- I was courting her, as you do.- So...
0:14:49 > 0:14:51HE LAUGHS
0:14:53 > 0:14:56'He's also arranged to meet another new friend
0:14:56 > 0:14:59'under the giant TV in Castle Gardens.'
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I was quite amazed when Paul told me that he was homeless.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05And then I thought I could help Paul out a little bit.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08'Paul's new friend is James from Neath.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12'They only met two days ago and now they're best pals.'
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Early Christmas presents!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17There's the torch.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Oh, thank you so much.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Mobile phone.- Have you really?- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Oh, my...!
0:15:23 > 0:15:26THEY LAUGH
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Oh, look at them! A nice pair of boots.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Thank you so much.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Didn't I tell you good things happen to me, Paul Bell?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47'It's a mystery to me how Paul,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50'who's been living rough for years, remains so positive.'
0:15:50 > 0:15:52All right, fella?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57'He's lived on the streets for most of his life.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00'When he was 14, his violent father drove him from the family home.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04'He ended up in care and eventually ran away.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08'For over 30 years, he's had no contact with the rest of his family.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11'But now he's thinking about going back home.'
0:16:13 > 0:16:17I don't know if I've got nieces, nephews, nothing. I just don't know.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I might have a big family there waiting for me, I don't know.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22But I need to, um...
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Excuse me. I need to, to, to sort it out.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Even if I get a knock-back, it would break me heart,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31but at least I'd know.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35And they'd know that I'm still alive, you know.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37It's something I want to do,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41but...sometimes, I can't be arsed,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44because I don't know what sort of heartache I'm going to get.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47If I go there and find out my mother's dead...
0:16:51 > 0:16:53..that would kill me, that would.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00'Each day, he lives with the dilemma of either seeking out his family,
0:17:00 > 0:17:01'which could result in rejection,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04'or to live the rest of his life
0:17:04 > 0:17:07'simply not knowing whether they will take him back.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18'At the Cyrenians hostel, Kali is finally moving out.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21'With their help, she's found a place of her own.'
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Bye-bye, hostel.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28This is the best move ever.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- You're now officially... - A tenant.- ..a tenant.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- No longer homeless. Off the homeless list.- Yeah.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49That's it now. I'm staying off the list.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54The most exciting thing about this room by far.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Just cos girls love wardrobes.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Hello.- Hiya.- What a day!
0:18:01 > 0:18:04'A local charity have helped her out.'
0:18:04 > 0:18:06In there, please. Thank you.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10'All this furniture and it's only cost her £80.'
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Double bed time.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Lovely. Thank you.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20That sounds promising.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22'In the hostel, everything was laid on
0:18:22 > 0:18:24'and she didn't have to worry about bills.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26'Now she's on her own.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29'But she can still call on the charities
0:18:29 > 0:18:32'who've helped her should she need to.'
0:18:32 > 0:18:36I've just got to unpack now and sort everything out.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43'With four days until Christmas and the weather closing in,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46'the mood amongst those on the streets changes.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52'At the Swansea Mission of Mother Teresa's Sisters of Mercy,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54'the nuns offer a lifeline.'
0:18:54 > 0:18:59# And through all His wondrous childhood
0:18:59 > 0:19:05# He would honour and obey. #
0:19:05 > 0:19:07'As Christmas draws nearer,
0:19:07 > 0:19:12'it's those from broken families who find life even tougher.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14'And yet another week sleeping rough
0:19:14 > 0:19:17'has taken its toll on Stevie.'
0:19:17 > 0:19:19It is a hard life, like, yeah.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Because, um...
0:19:22 > 0:19:26you haven't got nowhere to go to, have you?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28You haven't got a home, have you?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I miss my relatives.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33My father's dead and...
0:19:33 > 0:19:36my mother doesn't talk to me.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38So Christmas is, um...
0:19:40 > 0:19:43..just a drunken blur, basically.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Basically.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52'The reality is that Stevie and others
0:19:52 > 0:19:55'could end up sleeping rough over Christmas.'
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Asking for today...what is your sleeping?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05No chance.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08'The last time I saw Georgica, he was living in a loft.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11'But now, he's back out on the streets again
0:20:11 > 0:20:14'and he's been asking friends to take him in over Christmas.'
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Sorry, Georgica. Sorry.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Sorry. Next time.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24'Georgica, along with the last remaining rough sleepers,
0:20:24 > 0:20:26'turn up at the Access Point
0:20:26 > 0:20:31'to see if they can get Swansea's one-and-only emergency bed.'
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- OK. Come in.- 'Whoever gets it will have a hostel room over Christmas.'
0:20:37 > 0:20:42I've been thinking about doing some crime just to go back to jail, like.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Because at least I've got a bed then.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Yeah.- You know what I mean?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52'As the last of the rough sleepers wait for the chance of a bed,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55'the town is packed with last-minute Christmas shoppers
0:20:55 > 0:20:59'oblivious to the desperate plight of others.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09'Over the last two months, I'd noticed Sarah on the streets.'
0:21:09 > 0:21:10My trainers are soaking.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15They'll never dry unless I'm indoors for a couple of hours or something.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17'Sarah's 23.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19'She's another one from a broken family.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23'Not that long ago, her life was very different.'
0:21:23 > 0:21:28I was a waitress for four years, I think. Three or four years.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30I was running the cafe. Opening up every morning,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33putting the chairs and everything out.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I lost my flat and my job because my boss was my landlord,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39because I fell behind with my rent.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Things have just changed so much. It's...I dunno.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43It's hard to get back where I was
0:21:43 > 0:21:48because people just won't employ people that don't look presentable.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It's hard to look presentable when you're on the streets.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55'Women are usually given priority,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59'but Sarah's had the emergency bed for three nights this week.'
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I've had it quite a lot, you know, this week,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04so I don't mind if I don't really get it
0:22:04 > 0:22:07because there's other people that need to be housed as well.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12'Then Ian, the Access Point charity worker, calls Georgica over.'
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- Tonight, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.- Two days?- Five days.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Wow!- 6:00, yeah?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- Oh-ho!- OK?- Thank you very much.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- No problem, mate. Take care. - Merry Christmas, my friend.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Ho-ho!
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Friday, Saturday, Sunday... - Monday, Tuesday...- Monday, Tuesday.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31HE HUMS A TUNE
0:22:31 > 0:22:33HE LAUGHS
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Bye-bye!
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Bye-bye! Bye-bye! Merry Christmas!
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Thank you very much!
0:22:44 > 0:22:47'With the one emergency bed allocated,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49'the others will be on the streets.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55'But there is a glimmer of hope.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58'The Access Point has special funding to pay for
0:22:58 > 0:23:02'bed and breakfasts for the homeless over Christmas.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- 'But there's a problem.' - We've tried every B&B in Swansea.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Every B&B in Swansea. We'll keep trying.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- We're going to try and sort something out for you.- OK.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15'So far, none of the B&Bs will have them.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18'Thoughts turn to yet another night sleeping out.'
0:23:18 > 0:23:23Just...I can cope with the cold, it's just the rain. I hate the rain.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26'Then for one more of them, there's good news.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28'The hostel has offered a makeshift bed.'
0:23:28 > 0:23:31INDISTINCT
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- What's happened, Steve? - I've got the sofa!
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- HE LAUGHS - Happy days!
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Happy days. Five days.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Oh! Lovely.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Lovely stuff, lovely stuff.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49'But Stevie can't understand why the others can't get the same deal.'
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Emergency bed for one.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- Couldn't we put these...? - I've tried.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- 'And then there's a breakthrough.' - We've managed to get you into a B&B.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- OK?- That will be brilliant. - This is for five nights.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03So your last night will be Tuesday.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- Happy days!- Thank you.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I'll stay in all day, every day, I will.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Yeah, I'm so happy now.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- See you after Christmas. - Thank you.- Ta-ra!
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Ta-ra!- Ta-ra!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21'The lucky three head across town to the only
0:24:21 > 0:24:25'bed & breakfast in Swansea that's willing to take them in.'
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- It's big.- Number 20 here.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- OK.- Who's number 20?
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Oh, that's all right, innit? TV and everything.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Big bed.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Oh, it's nice.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- What will you do first, now you've checked in?- Jump in the shower.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52This is lovely, this is. Really nice.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55I didn't even think I was going to get the emergency bed
0:24:55 > 0:24:57because I've had it often this week.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01As far as I knew, I was going to be out on the streets for Christmas.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04It's really nice that they've done this for us.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06You know, it's really nice.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15'It's Christmas Day. 7:30am.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21'Paul spent the night back in his favourite spot.'
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Most people here are in their little beds.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34They get up in the morning, the kiddies are happy.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Everybody's getting Christmas dinner on, everybody's happy.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39I'm happy.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41I'm a happy dude.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Can I show you my Christmas presents now?
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Cos I've been dying to get these out.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50'The presents are from his new friend, James.'
0:25:50 > 0:25:52A fishing rod.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57A new bag. A Welsh shirt.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02You know what's funny? I've been here all night hungry
0:26:02 > 0:26:04and look what I've just found in this bag.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Sausage rolls.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13So that's my Christmas.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15There are people that care.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Morning. Happy Christmas.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23All right, mate?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's a funny time of the year, Christmas,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37because you start reminiscing.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43'During his 30 years on the road,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45'Paul's had his share of heartache.'
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I wouldn't change a thing, though, you know.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I just keep on shuffling.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I miss my mum.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Sorry.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32'After spending an hour or so with Paul,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35'I went back home to a Christmas Day with my family.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39'But I couldn't stop thinking about the many homeless people
0:27:39 > 0:27:41'I'd met during my three months in Swansea.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48'Every day, they face the reality of survival,
0:27:48 > 0:27:52'often in the cold and on the streets,
0:27:52 > 0:27:55'and for whom Christmas Day is just another day.'
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