Benefit changes are starting to hit home.

gayleanne

claire16c wrote: »

Do you call them yourself when you see the kids out at this time?

I have and I have called the police, but all they do is escort them home.

keigcf

I know you say they do nothing, they MAY be getting enough evidence together and working behind the scenes. On the other hand I still would be ringing if I saw anything that caused me great concerns as everyone has a duty of care.

keigcf

keigcf wrote: »

I know you say they do nothing, they MAY be getting enough evidence together and working behind the scenes. On the other hand I still would be ringing if I saw anything that caused me great concerns as everyone has a duty of care.

It must be very frustrating for you if the police do nothing as well:mad:

asdf1982

im shocked SS won't help. they do take children into care but I wonder where the line is?

the only blessing is that she wont have any more after this one with no profit to be made from additional children

pipkin71

gayleanne wrote: »

I think she got the letter because she is renting privately and the council will be capping her rent, the rent is 650.00 a week, she can not go into social housing because she was evicted by the council, then she got a housing association house, and they ended up evicting her, the eldest child is 9, I feel so sorry for the kids, but the more I try to help the more she expects.

£650 per week for a three bed house is pretty steep.

pipkin71

gayleanne wrote: »

The social services are there at least once a week, and they always bring carrier bags of food basics, I did question them one day, and they said that the children are better off living with the mother. I sometimes wonder what qualifications they have got to not realise what is going on, the kids are still walking the streets at 10/11 o'clock at night. And they do nothing.

I didn't think social services were allowed to discuss case loads with anyone??

[Deleted User]

whilst if the OP is fact and i feel sorry for the family,i dont see why it belongs on this part of mse,in fact OP you would be better off writing to your local paper than posting this on the internet

LunaLady

This is such a crock.

recoverydust

http://www.foxtons.co.uk/search?location_ids=164&property_id=843480&search_form=map&search_type=LL&submit_type=search

It would be cheaper to rent this property, so perhaps the OP can suggest a move to Kensington and Chelsea......

That's a very very high rent for a three bed house, even without the new benefit cuts, local housing allowance would not cover that and the "neighbour" would be having to contribute.

This story sounds a bit suspect to me.... Does she have pony, sports car or 60 inch tv too

Sommer43

I can't see any benefit to this story whatsoever. What's the point of it? So everyone can get up in arms about benefit scroungers?

The whole situation sounds appalling but it is not really helping anyone.