Paul Moss

And even among those who want to solve the problem, there's still much debate about how to do so.

Well, a new study is looking into whether handing over money directly to homeless people can help.

Researchers at King's College London are giving the equivalent of about two and a half thousand dollars to some rough sleepers and then following their progress over the course of a year to see if this helps them find somewhere permanent to live.

They can come and they can have a hot drink.

We do cereal, we do toast.

I haven't felt this sort of excited about life in a long time.

There was something about this grant that felt really dignifying.

We work with people that are in the grip of terrible addictions and it would be really unwise to give them money that could harm them.

So this clearly isn't going to be something that fits all people.

So I've been involved since the first stage, the pilot.

We provide a kind of lump sum of cash to people who are experiencing homelessness and it kind of recognises that actually they're probably the best people to kind of make decisions for themselves.

You know, if it's successful and it helps people to exit homelessness, then hopefully it can be another tool in the government but also in charities, kind of toolbox to help address homelessness when people need that additional support.

So they spent it on rent, furniture, even used cars, you know, phones, the things that would last.

Now, a story about the world's oldest professional footballer.

At 58, you might perhaps expect me to tell you that Japan's Kazuyoshi Miura has retired.

In fact, today's news is that he's joined a new club.

Mr Miura has been signed by a club in the country's J League.

He said he was ready to take on a new challenge.

Katie Gornall has been assessing this latest move in a sporting career that spans five decades.

The silver-haired striker is still going.