Manchester homeless hero given six months' free rent by West Ham owner

West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan and his son have offered Stephen Jones a home, food and clothing - and they will take him to a football match.

Stephen Jones has been given six months' free rent by the owner of West Ham United Football Club. Source: Twitter/AOL

A homeless man who helped victims of the Manchester attack, pulling nails from the faces and arms of children injured in the bombing, has been rewarded with six months' free rent by a UK billionaire. 

West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan and his son used social media to help track down Stephen Jones, 35, who was asleep outside Manchester Arena when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device as people were leaving an Ariana Grande concert on Monday night.

Mr Sullivan, who has assets valued at £1 billion ($A1.7 billion), told BBC Radio 5 Live he wanted to help Mr Jones by making him a "life-changing" offer that would help him "get back on his feet". 

“It looks like he needs some help, so we are desperate to find who he is and give him six months free accommodation and a little bit of money to help him on his way,” Mr Sullivan said.

With the help of thousands of re-tweets, and the assistance of homeless charity The Booth Centre, they tracked down Mr Jones.

Several crowdfunders have already been set up to help out Jones, who has been homeless for more than a year, and fellow rough sleeper Chris Parker, who also helped bombing victims on Monday night.

Mr Jones told ITV News how he rushed to the scene after the deadly explosion. 

"They needed the help. I'd like to think someone would come and help me if I needed the help," he said.

"We were having to pull nails and bits of glass our of their arms and faces. I wouldn't have been able to live with myself it I'd just walked away. Just because I'm homeless, it doesn't mean I haven't got a heart."

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Mr Sullivan Jnr said he and his father were touched by Parker's words and actions.

"I think the man is a hero. What got to me was how he just wanted to help anyone that he could. So I thought, 'I can help you'," he told HuffPost UK.

"This is a dark time and what he did provides a little bit of light. What we can do is give him a home, food and clothing until he gets back onto his feet."

The men have spoken over FaceTime, and the Sullivans want to take Mr Jones to a football match. 

Another Manchester resident has offered to get Mr Jones a job at his company.