“It affects everything”. Rehouse H now!
Our member H is facing eviction. She approached the council as soon as she got the first notice, over six months ago, but she and her children are still no closer to being rehoused. H is now counting down the days until the bailiffs knock on the door, but she still doesn’t know where her […]
February 20, 2019
Tags: eviction, gatekeeping, haringey council, homelessness, homelessness reduction act Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS 
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Join our protest, 10 Oct: Haringey Council, rehouse Z now!
Join us in Wood Green on Tuesday to support our member Z, and to challenge Haringey Council’s callous treatment of tenants facing eviction. Protest Tuesday 10 October, 12.30pm outside Haringey’s housing office – 48 Station Road, London N22 7TY. (1 minute walk from Wood Green tube.) Z and her family have been facing harassment from […]
October 8, 2017
Tags: eviction, gatekeeping, harassment, haringey council, homes for haringey Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS Comments Closed
The waiting game: six weeks struggling against gatekeeping
Our member L, a mother of four, is due to be evicted this Monday, 3rd July. She first approached Haringey Council more than five weeks ago, but they have only just confirmed that they will provide emergency housing for Monday night. Like most councils, Haringey is known for diverting people away from making a homeless […]
June 30, 2017
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Haringey Council to evict a woman and her 14-year-old daughter
M is a Haringey resident. She is due to be evicted by the council this Tuesday (10 November). When she came to our meeting last week, she told us that the council want to evict her because of rent arrears, despite the fact that she has already put a plan in place to pay her […]
November 10, 2015
Tags: eviction, haringey council, temporary accommodation Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS Comments Closed
March against Evictions (Sat 19th September, 12pm)
Join us this Saturday (19th September) when we’ll be meeting up with Focus E15 in Newham on their March against Evictions to mark the 2nd anniversary of their campaign. Focus E15 fought an inspiring campaign for better housing for their members, after Newham Council pulled the funding on their homeless hostel. They faced eviction and […]
September 15, 2015
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Homeless? Pregnant? Haringey won’t help until the bailiffs arrive
UPDATE: Success! Ms L was offered accommodation starting from 23 June. Separate report of the action to follow. At our group meeting last week, a friend of one of our members came along – Ms L. She is a single mother of two, and is due to be evicted on 2 July from her flat […]
June 22, 2015
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How one Haringey council officer could prevent a family being evicted
Today we have been give the runaround by Haringey Council. All we wanted was for a housing benefit officer to speak to a homelessness officer. Background: One of our members had been evicted from a privately rented property. She applied as homeless to the council, but the council eventually denied that they had a duty […]
March 9, 2015
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Haringey housing action success
On Tuesday 16 October, members of Haringey Housing Action Group successfully supported a family facing eviction. Ms T, a member of the group and mother of three, is pregnant and about to be evicted from a private tenancy later in the month, just three days before her baby is due to be born. Ms T […]
October 21, 2012
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