'I came very, very close to suicide'

Mo Sherman said he came "very, very close" to suicide after he became homeless and was unable to access social housing.

When the 50-year-old former charity worker's marriage dissolved it set off a chain reaction that ended with him on the streets.

He built up rent arrears while in a property found through Liverpool City Council and has now been blocked from social housing.

"It was the worst day of my life" he said.