BillyChip is a transferable token system that reimagines how people experiencing homelessness can access goods and services across the UK. The public can buy BillyChips at local outlets then donate them to be redeemed for different items, including food and drink, clothing and pet supplies.

Jack Gascoigne is communications director at BillyChip and has worked at the social enterprise since its launch: “BillyChip is a way that members of the public, who feel hesitancy towards donating cash to rough sleepers through fear of supporting harmful addictions, can still support. It was set up in memory of my best friend, Billy.”

Billy Abernethy-Hope was a non-emergency ambulance driver committed to supporting marginalised communities in Bristol. Having worked directly with people experiencing

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