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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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URGENT
This is for everyone in the UK. It is the third reading of the Homeless Reduction Bill this Friday. Please email your MP or contact them via the link below and ask them to attend for the final reading and also very importantly ask them not to table any amendments as that could dramatically alter the course of the Bill. This Friday could be the most important legislation passed by the House of Commons (it will still have to clear the House of Lords) in 40 years. Please email and also please share. For more info see Crisis' No one turned away campaign.
Rebecca Harris, MP for my area, Castle Point, has already indicated that she will be attending.
https://community.crisis.org.uk/no-one-turned-away/home
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The association of housing advice services asked local authorities to supply costed estimates of implementing the new duties. Our conservative estimate from the data provided was at least £160 million to carry out the new duties properly. If that sounds a lot, remember this is for over 300 councils in England, to implement drastically new duties which will require recruitment and substantial IT changes for every council. Wales has just been given ANOTHER £8 million for 1 year for these duties for its 22 councils. English councils are being asked to implement the Welsh model with a fraction of the money (proportionately) that the Welsh councils are getting. Its even more ridiculous when you consider that Lambeth council alone deals with more homeless approaches a year than all the councils in Wales COMBINED. Don't let MP's throw local authorities and homeless people under the bus by not funding the bill properly. |
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Let's hope it gets through and that it does actually start to make a difference..
The biggest issue for me is the homelessness issues are in city centres where it isn't possible to support the initiatives, whether due to cost of facilities or space. The next issue is if it is moved to the suburbs, the not on my doorstep attitude.
Also getting the homeless to leave the city centre if begging is their lifeline, you cannot just put someone in a hostel and all their issues are fixed.
There is a massive issue here with massive problems and the sums of money being suggested just don't seem sufficient to even make a dent in the problem when spread across the country. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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There really is a sense of not in my back yard everwhere. Homelessness is not just an issue in city centres, it is already in the suburbs. I have first hand experience of volunteering with a soup kitchen near me and have heard so many sad stories. The majority of people are in that situation through no fault of their own, eg broken relationship leads to depression leads to losing their job. A few have been housed after being homeless for some time and don't cope with being 'in the system' so choose to go back on the streets but they are the minority.
As a separate but related issue, charities like Harp don't help alcohol and substance abusers but it is only a matter of days of sleeping on the streets for the most level headed person to become mentally unwell and it is then that they turn to drink or drugs to hide their reality and escape for a while. They need the help before it becomes a long term problem for them. Six of my soup kitchen regulars have died over the past year ranging from hypothermia to long term illness to stabbings. This has to stop. |
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The not in my back yard mentality will persist.
As soon as a planning application is submitted to convert a derelict building into a homeless shelter, you can just see the parish councillors and jam and Jerusalem brigades sharpening their pitchforks and lighting there torches ready to fight the battle against the "homeless bums" that will Rob our homes and murder us in our sleep but worst of all, make our property deprecate!!
Although the minority, the sad and unfortunate fact is these narrow minded idiots seem to have the most powers...
Just go to any council public hearing and look at the average age and social status.. Old and we'll off.
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And then the charities themselves..
Most large charities have operating costs around 20% of their charitable donations, in a recession that can increase upto 70% (last recession).
Small groups tend to be more economical but can only do so much...
The whole way we, and that is all of us, deals with homelessness needs addressing.
It's not acceptable for people to live rough, they all have a personal reason for why they are there and whatever the reason, being homeless was their last resort.
Op, you care enough and are willing to do something about it but most don't care and as long as it doesn't affect them will remain that way.
This is the selfish reality of human nature.  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Just bumping this up. Tomorrow is the third and final reading for this Bill. Please contact your MP and ask that they attend.
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Sadly, I think the Fab Politics board is only interested in things PC Gone Mad, Trump, Brexit and Race.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Just bumping this up. Tomorrow is the third and final reading for this Bill. Please contact your MP and ask that they attend.
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Sadly, I think the Fab Politics board is only interested in things PC Gone Mad, Trump, Brexit and Race.
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That is true. Very sad though. |
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