More empty promises, more rights ignored
‘How long can we go on and how long will the Council continue to treat people like next to nothing?’ Since we posted the last article, we’ve met another member who has also been waiting since last summer for a final decision on her homelessness case. E is in private rented accommodation, G is waiting […]
February 14, 2019 Tags: gatekeeping, haringey council, homelessness, homelessness reduction act, overcrowding Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS Comments Closed
Empty promises, rights ignored
Our member E and her teenage child are living in one overcrowded room with shared facilities. Even if you have somewhere to live, you may be legally homeless if your living conditions are so bad that you cannot be expected to stay there. E first approached the council in April 2018 and asked them to […]
January 25, 2019 Tags: gatekeeping, haringey council, homelessness, overcrowding Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS Comments Closed
Old law, new law, same old story
‘Approaching the council has become a menace to my life. Old law, new law, none of them is favourable to me. Instead of the council helping, they’ve just been dodgy, not sincere in their comments. It makes it difficult for me and my family. Now they say that I’m top of the list, but without any […]
July 23, 2018 Tags: gatekeeping, haringey council, homelessness, homelessness reduction act, overcrowding, Private tenants Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS Comments Closed