It's difficult to decide on whether somebody asking for money who seems to be sleeping on the street... do they need sympathy or money or food or practical support... or in some cases, are they a student "blagging it" or a professional beggar.

Canary Wharf hosts all these variations - visible invisible... and they are now becoming more apparent now "lockdown" ends habits behaviours change from  those of the spring the summer.

https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/housing/housing_options_service/homelessness_advice_and_supp/helping_the_homeless.aspx