Keith Sansum1
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one of many howard
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Well done Leeds ..........others will follow............
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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indeed
there are ways round the issue that councils can take
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Yes well done to Leeds and the others that are following suit and lets hope that more will follow them.
I am pleased to say 'thank you' to DDC.
I made a claim for Discretionary Housing Payment for medical reasons and have been awarded 13 weeks relief for HB. Not sure about council tax, I will have to look into that.
I can reapply for a further 13 weeks with further medical evidence being produced. What happens after that 13 weeks I am not sure.
While I welcome this outcome and hope that other genuine applicants are as successful. it is still only short term relief and DDC could do more.
If tenants have a genuine medical reason for the need of this bedroom then they should be exempt for the whole duration for whilst that medical reason exists. That also has to include situations like tenants who have family members who take turns in visiting and looking after the tenant on occasions throughout the year.
Do the right thing DDC re-assess the spare bedrooms.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i suspect that party politics comes strongly into play on this issue, leeds city council is a red enclave that will be determined to look like they are the goodies concerned only for the vulnerable unlike the nasty wicked government.
doubt if many if any blue councils will follow their lead.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Perhaps compassion and understanding comes strongly into play on this ill-conceived policy..................?
last sentence speaks volumes...............
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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have to disagree reg, i remember when the first round of cuts to local government came in, leisure centres, swimming pools and libraries closed almost immediately in red areas, the blues simply played "follow my leader".
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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`` the blues simply played "follow my leader".``.....let them follow Leeds.....
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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to true reg
but unlikely
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Courtesy Guardian.....
Costs soar as wealthy councils rehouse families in hotels and B&Bs
Bill to house the homeless in Westminster rises by 63.5% as thousands of people moved to
temporary accommodation
Hanane Toumi with her two children, Salsabile, six, and Waleed, three. Westminster city council
moved the family into temporary accommodation, first in Hackney and now, on a three-year tenancy,
to a flat in Brent, overlooking the North Circular Road. Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Observer
The government's clampdown on benefits is forcing up, rather than cutting, the cost of housing
low-income families in wealthy areas, as people are shifted into hotels and bed and breakfasts,
according to new figures obtained for the Observer.
Charities are also reporting a chain of misery and chaos as children are forced to move schools, and
parents have to spend much of their time ferrying them large distances to classes.
Data obtained through freedom of information requests shows that at Westminster council - one of the
wealthiest areas in the country - the bill for homelessness has shot up by 63.5% since last year
as new temporary accommodation has had to be found for those hit by cuts. The figures show that it
has cost Westminster more to place thousands of people in temporary accommodation, including hotels,
than the council has saved through the government's welfare clampdown
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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a lot of shortfalls
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Out of interest.
Is there any on this forum who are, or know, any council tenants that are waiting to move into a 2/3 bedroom place?
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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there will be quite a few wating garyc
but interesting comment on Westminster councl
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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I have now had to agree to give up my 3 bedroom house and signed up for homechoice.
My question is this.
As DDC do not have enough medically adapted house's in this area for disabled persons, why are they not adapting more?
Some of these new housing estates that are being built has a few houses that are going to be offered to housing associations, which is good but how many, if any, are being adapted to allow disabled tenants to move out of their under occupied houses?
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Are there any councillors who can help with these questions, please?
Sue.
I think you was, or still are, involved with housing, could you help me here, please?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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this is all just a political game gary, people's lives are being disrupted for no apparent reason as there will be no savings to the taxpayer anyway.
i am pretty certain that sue is not involved with housing anymore now that she is council chairman, the last i heard was that sue chandler held the housing portfolio.
Jan Higgins
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I am sorry you will have to move Gary I know you want to stay where you are.
It would be interesting to know how much it will cost to rehouse a disabled person from an adapted house into a smaller house that has to be specially adapted, surely such a move can not be cost effective.
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Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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They are coming round tomorrow to make sure I have kept their house up to standard.
Just looked on list of available houses there are no 2 bedroom properties in Deal at all,
Seems I won't be moving just yet.
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