kerrier council are throwing my family on the streets

PasturesNew

mystic_trev wrote: »

... an overhanging branch took something off the coach roof. Rain started pouring out through the air vents, and we had to put our umbrellas up IN the coach! :rotfl:

It sounds like you booked a local firm!

dktreesea

All the people who are currently on the council housing waiting list in any place are presumably already in accommodation. If they were homeless and had children they would become silver priority and go to the top of the queue. I can't remember what gold priority is. What does it matter where you choose to live on this score? Why should local people on a housing list get priority over homeless people just because they are local and want to live in a cheaper house (than a private let)?

I'm a bit mystified why the poor - who presumably get a top up to their pay and some or all of their rent paid by housing benefit, - would even want a council house. They are usually in relatively horrible areas, and while they tend to be well maintained up here, don't seem to be anything to write home about.

Though, having said that, we have been looking into moving recently. Some of the landlords wanted six months rent up front, (why seems typical these days) plus a month's bond. If we were evicted, I sometimes wonder if we would end up in a council house just because we couldn't get the money together to fund moving into another flat.

MobileSaver

dktreesea wrote: »

What does it matter where you choose to live on this score? Why should local people on a housing list get priority over homeless people just because they are local

You cannot be serious?!?

If you are homeless and want the state to give you a roof over your head then I'm sorry but you should not be able to choose where you live.

Wee_Willy_Harris

MobileSaver wrote: »

You cannot be serious?!?

If you are homeless and want the state to give you a roof over your head then I'm sorry but you should not be able to choose where you live.

It only applies to those fleeing violence. Obviously, the act of fleeing does require an element of mobility to be effective.

Jowo_2

"Kerrier District Council has halved the number of households in temporary accommodation more than two years ahead of a Government target.

Kerrier District Council’s baseline figure of households in temporary accommodation as at 31st December 2004 was 229, and by June 2007, this had been reduced to 114.

...Cathy Hadfield, homelessness strategy and performance manager at Kerrier District Council, added: ..
“Although homelessness in Kerrier is falling, there are still high levels of housing need, with over 2000 households on Kerrier District Council’s Housing Register. Whilst the council works in partnership with local Registered Social Landlords to support an affordable housing programme, there is never enough social housing supply to meet demand.

“The council continues to work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary agencies to offer a range of housing options, as well as exploring new initiatives to improve choice for households in housing need in the district.

“The council is using external funding from the CLG to explore opportunities to work more closely with private landlords to allow better access to the private sector for people in housing need.”


http://housingnews.co.uk/SouthWest/dailynews.asp?week=02/07/2007#H124498

"So far this year (from April 2006), Kerrier has assisted 111 households to access or maintain a tenancy in the private sector by paying deposits, rent in advance, court costs, rent arrears and even paid for a caravan to allow a gypsy household to maintain their chosen lifestyle in decent accommodation, rather than become homeless."
http://www.easier.com/45207-homelessness-levels-falling-in-kerrier.html

It looks like the picture there is similar to other places - a high percentage of the council housing stock has been purchased under the right to buy legislation and only around 10% of residents live in social housing.

ILW

Running_Horse wrote: »

Let's stop flogging this dead horse.

Is that the one about the necrophiliac, bestialist sadist?

clutton_2

""The world of housing has very few grey areas, but a lot of sharp practice. ""

from the landlords perspective... the latest bit of sharp practice i heard of was when a LL i know applied for direct payments since his LHA tenant was spending his rent on booze and fags etc and was told - "you will have to wait until he is 3 months in arrears as you are holding a deposit of one months rent for him anyway"

complete fantasy .. clearly no one in the council has read the 2004 LHA regs.... an utter disgrace

then councils wonder why LLs dont want to take LHA tenants ???

Wakefield if anyone is interested....

Wee_Willy_Harris

clutton wrote: »

""The world of housing has very few grey areas, but a lot of sharp practice. ""

from the landlords perspective... the latest bit of sharp practice i heard of was when a LL i know applied for direct payments since his LHA tenant was spending his rent on booze and fags etc and was told - "you will have to wait until he is 3 months in arrears as you are holding a deposit of one months rent for him anyway"

complete fantasy .. clearly no one in the council has read the 2004 LHA regs.... an utter disgrace

then councils wonder why LLs dont want to take LHA tenants ???

Wakefield if anyone is interested....

Shocking. And, of course, should be challenged. On the other side of the coin, I do know of LA's who grant rent direct on the basis that a S8 has been issued, even under grounds 10 or 11, as it prevents homelessness.

SOME tenants rely on the LLs ignorance.
SOME LLs rely on the tenants ignorance.
SOME LAs rely on either the LLs or tenants ignorance.

As I've always said, the issue is more one of education than legislation.

althestan

Jowo wrote: »

"Kerrier District Council has halved the number of households in temporary accommodation more than two years ahead of a Government target.

Kerrier District Council’s baseline figure of households in temporary accommodation as at 31st December 2004 was 229, and by June 2007, this had been reduced to 114.

...Cathy Hadfield, homelessness strategy and performance manager at Kerrier District Council, added: ..
“Although homelessness in Kerrier is falling, there are still high levels of housing need, with over 2000 households on Kerrier District Council’s Housing Register. Whilst the council works in partnership with local Registered Social Landlords to support an affordable housing programme, there is never enough social housing supply to meet demand.

“The council continues to work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary agencies to offer a range of housing options, as well as exploring new initiatives to improve choice for households in housing need in the district.

“The council is using external funding from the CLG to explore opportunities to work more closely with private landlords to allow better access to the private sector for people in housing need.”


http://housingnews.co.uk/SouthWest/dailynews.asp?week=02/07/2007#H124498

"So far this year (from April 2006), Kerrier has assisted 111 households to access or maintain a tenancy in the private sector by paying deposits, rent in advance, court costs, rent arrears and even paid for a caravan to allow a gypsy household to maintain their chosen lifestyle in decent accommodation, rather than become homeless."
http://www.easier.com/45207-homelessness-levels-falling-in-kerrier.html

It looks like the picture there is similar to other places - a high percentage of the council housing stock has been purchased under the right to buy legislation and only around 10% of residents live in social housing.

Kerrier ceased to exist over a year ago now.

twirlypinky

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Sadly, the advice to return has been given by a number of posters....

Er excuse me, i was not saying she should go back to her ex, merely to her home town! I wouldn't let me ex push me out of my home town, she needs to get the police to sort him out. Of course i'd never suggest she moved back in with him, what do you take me for? Misquote or what, you've got me all narked now.