Donate contactless with Tap London

Good idea to use quick and easy transaction solutions in this way. Only challenges would be:

How people recognise the programme and where the money goes

how people recognise the tech (a lot of people don’t realise how mobile and small card readers can be now. 

Hardware O&M (operations & maintenance).

Yes, I would be prepared to tap to donate, rather than put money directly into the hands of the increasing number of homeless people begging on the streets and on the transport system. This way I would have more confidence that the money is used constructively rather than spent on alcohol or drugs which can only perpetuate the problem. 

its a great idea, but they need to be given a place to stay from the council untill they can afford themself and make them to get a job if they can to earn and make a living like everyone else.Giving away money won't solve the issue in the long run,if the council had done the above they would not be homeless in the first instance.

I think this is a great idea. It's a way of reminding people of a different way to donate and it's quite a small amount so it will hopefully feel like something people can do without impacting too much on their own monthly budgets. I will definitely use one if I see one.

I hadn't heard of this scheme.  The homeless problem is year round so money raised should be used to assist in getting them off the streets permanently not just Christmas and The New Year.

I think it’s a great idea as when I see a rough sleeper I feel I need to do something but wouldn’t give to them and it’s there was a contactless donation near by I would do that. 

It’s a bandaid on an amputation.  These people’s lives have been turned upside down by a government and a system that doesn’t care. While it’s a fine idea, the onus is again on the public to fix the problem. And it doesn’t address the bigger - harder - picture. A crippled and broke social care system that has failed all of us. 

It us the first time I hear about it and I think it is a good idea .

Tap London is an new initiative tech for all homeless can reduces through successfully homes backed! Yes we can do it for the best ideas! 

Hi. 

I dont think this is the best way to gain donations. 

This type mean people would actively need to seek out donation points. 

Much simpler idea would be to excercise card payment service in as many stores / petrol stations / etc around the capital.

- this includes a simple question ‘would you like to donate X (usually 20p/25p)  

BP garages do this all over the country. 

I asked one store owner about it - he said loads of people do it - and He gets approx 1000 per week.  Multiply that by the number of garages nation wide and you have a very sizeable donation coming in - on a regular basis. 

Easy. Done. 

Thanks. 

It's a good way of alleviating the symptom of homelessness, even though the nearest place to tap is over 4 miles away from where I live in SE London.  But homelessness is so often just the symptom while the causes remain untouched.  That very British obsession with home ownership is very largely the cause.  Housing, particularly the balance between private (both owned and rented) and social, needs a thorough reevaluation.  Till then it's all just sticking plaster stuff.

Why £3? Why not £1? Much more likely to donate if I'm in control of the minimum amount.

Agree with Simonfiona, great idea but please make it work for the right reasons.  How will it work?