The man chose to go to work while sick instead of going to the doctor. Let’s not displace the blame for the man’s own choices.
Being homeless is plenty possible, especially for young men. And what about those who aren't of sound mind, anyway? Do they just not deserve a roof over their heads?
The unemployment system is horrifying, and you cannot access jobseekers' for up to a month if you quit a job of your own accord. Being self-employed, it's even more complicated as you don't pay the relevant taxes - meaning you have to go through an alternative system. If you can't afford a £150 fine to go see a doctor for a life-threatening condition, you can't afford to go without income for a month. I'm going to bet DPD have fines for quitting the job, too.
Is clear an abuse from the company, you trying to blame the victim, is disgraceful.
With a delay if you become intentionally unemployed (though in this case, I assume he wouldn't be considered to have become intentionally unemployed).
> and being homeless is basically impossible if you are of sound mind
This simply isn't true, unfortunately.
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/23/homeless-man-died-days-council...
If you're in a Universal Credit area there's a minimum 6 week delay before you get any money.
> being homeless is basically impossible if you are of sound mind.
This is horseshit.
So everyone should be OK with the bare minimum of living standards? Just because you won't be on the street doesn't mean you'll be safe, comfortable, and happy.
> The man chose to go to work
It's easy for someone with lots of choices to look at someone else and assume they also have choices.
Old people live in terror of losing their source of income. They're essentially unemployable, so they end up doing some of the worst jobs that are available.