Former homeless woman on getting her life together

A coalition of government authorities and charities are attempting to make sure there are no people sleeping on London's streets by the end of 2012.

Nuala Scanlon was an alcoholic for many years and was homeless for some time, but now lives in a flat in south London.

She spoke to BBC News about how she got her life back together with the help of the charity Thames Reach and other outreach organisations.