Austerity Measures Have Forced Birmingham Council To Cut Services For The Most Vulnerable

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: A homeless man begs on the streets of Birmingham as austerity measures lead the city council to cut services for vulnerable people on December 13, 2016 in Birmingham, England. Austerity measures have led to a quadrupling of people sleeping on the streets as prevention services have seen their budgets cut. The chief executive of Birmingham city council, Mark Rogers, said Tory cuts had wrecked provision for many of the most vulnerable in the city. Departments including youth, children's and care for the elderly have been hit. The city's advice centres have also been reduced from 40 in 2010 to four. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)