Crack and cider is an interesting initiative to help street homeless; so too is the Illegal venture which builds on the Big Issue model of street vendors selling magazines. Crack and cider co-founder Charlotte Cramer has made the connection that homeless people need homes, identifying the wasted potential of the nation's empties. “There are thousands of empty properties across the UK. Enough to house the entire homeless population." Make her Housing Minister right away as that's too much insight for the average politician.