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Originally Posted by bullseyebarb
I remember the original docu-drama with clarity.
The moral of the story.....do everything in your power to avoid being at the mercy of the local County Council.
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One family in the programme last night had no choice. The father was working as a landscape gardner, and because he was on the minimum wage was eligible for housing benefit. There was a delay with payement, and lack of communication between the housing benefit office and the coucil's rent collecting office. This resulted in them being evicted.
Basically this family was made homeless because of a late benefit payement from one office to another. This was no fault of the family. The council then decided that the family had made themselved intentionally homeless, and thus were not eligible to rent another council house. They then had a struggle to find a house to rent because of a limited housing stock in their area, most of whom require a guarator and a two months rent as deposit. Not always easy when families are on a limited income.
Seeing these kids heating tins of beans on radiators so they could have a warm(ish) meal was heartbreaking. Cooking isn't allowed in these temporary B & B's, so it was that or a Pot Noodle.