Hundreds of homeless families were permanently forced out of London by councils last year after many were given 24-hour ultimatums to either accept a private tenancy far away from the capital or be kicked out of temporary accommodation and left on the streets. The campaign group Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth (HASL) found that 319 households in 2023 accepted offers of a private tenancy outside London. They were often given 24 hours by council officials to accept homes out of the capital or risk making themselves “intentionally homeless” by refusing an offer.
Booo! Wicked Tories demanding value for money for the taxpayer!
Five councils in the capital, which are all Labour-run, accounted for 74% of all out-of-London private discharges. Waltham Forest sent the most families outside London, relocating 67 out of 130 households outside the capital.Enfield was identified as the council sending families the furthest from their jobs, schools and support networks.
What a turn up for the books!
One mother the Guardian spoke to in Enfield was given 24 hours to accept an offer of a private tenancy in Hartlepool in December, which she said she felt “forced and pressured” into accepting. The home the family were sent to was doors away from where a man was murdered last October.
And does no-one ever get murdered in Enfield?
A museum of the Royal Navy, with HIS Trincomalee available to walk around, a fabulous marina with cafes and restaurants , the peaceful sea side village of Seaton Carew with wide beaches, the ability to watch grey seals, countryside a short drive, or bus ride away, the story of the monkey on the Fish sands. There are many things to see and enjoy in Hartlepool, as long as you understand it is in a (once thriving) industrial area. I've been to Enfield, and know which area I prefer.
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Especially if someone else is paying!
DeleteThese people can't afford to live in London and can only afford to do so because taxpayers are paying for it. What they should do but won't is reduce the maximum rent year on year until it is at a base for London, which may be higher than elsewhere. The council houses rent will be capped at that maximum rent as well. The landlords will then have to lower rents or leave their places empty. One negative of that is the poor people of Hartlepool and other places will end up with these people and I'm fairly confident they won't be the cream of the mix.
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DeleteIf these families are all immigrants then they should be not only moved out of London, they should be moved out of the country.
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