The 8,000 people sleeping rough in London this winter will benefit from a new contactless card scheme.
This will allow you to use your contactless payment card to donate £3 to help tackle homelessness.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said 90 contactless points will be placed in cafes, cinemas, bars and hotels across the city.
Profits will be split between 22 homeless charities, which are part of the London Homeless Charities Group.
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Mayor Khan said: "It's making it easy for generous Londoners to give to charities who are helping rough sleepers," Mr Khan said.
"I think it's shameful in one of the richest cities in the world we've got almost 8,000 people sleeping rough.
"The reality in 2018 is that many of us don't carry cash around, so if we can make it easier for generous Londoners to give by tap-and-go, we should do so."
The contactless points, set up by TAP London, launched in 35 locations this week, with more than 90 expected to go live throughout the city this winter.
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