Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Just saw Steve Coogan with Catherine West at Wood Green
They were having local campaigners rally and both did a little speech. Catherine seemed pretty weak on the soap box ( used the bedroom tax as a central plank but I can't help thinking, since when was letting people stay in under occupied social housing a good idea with such a housing crisis ?) and coogan's only argument was that the 'busted flush' Tories were dismantling the NHS Brick by brick whilst the busted flush lib dems showed their true colours over the last five years ( total failure to appreciate Labour are going to have compromise now themselves or lose a chance at the wheel at all ) . Also since when were the Tories a 'flush'? Think he got his lines wrong.
Oddly, it really seemed like he was in character. He kind of plays himself.
Lost my vote anyway.
Oddly, it really seemed like he was in character. He kind of plays himself.
Lost my vote anyway.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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Pathways services have a very particular client group. 16-17 year olds, care leavers and vulnerable young people. Most homeless young people would not be able to access their services so it would be wrong to extrapolate from any reduction in the number of young people using their services. Also, in line with many public services, Pathways have had funding cuts. For example Oxford Pathways had a 38% cut in their funding which may have an impact on their ability to do outreach work and actually get 16-17 year olds/vulnerable people into they system. Because of their vulnerability homeless people in the Pathways remit are also those who may be less likely to trust services like this (perhaps after their experiences in care or with the Police) so making outreach vital to getting in contact. This might be more to do with the reduction in the numbers going through the Pathways system.
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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on
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Apparently according to Camden pathways there has been a dramatic drop of teenagers presenting themselves as homeless since the introduction of the bedroom tax. Make of it what you will.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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Could it be the families of teenagers have moved out of Camden? And so there are fewer teens in that target group in the area? Are the teens in the target who stay in the families in Camden contacted to find out why they aren't leaving.
Think it needs a wider research base before we make the jump from bedroom tax = less teens presenting as homeless. We could do with seeing the research and the figures.
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My colleague that was told this thinks there is every reason to believe this was because of the bedroom tax, I assume it's because of the timing as it kicked in and from anecdotal feedback.
Also it's believed it might have had such a dramatic effect in Camden because unlike some other boroughs they are more open to young people presenting themselves and more likely to actually see the dynamic at play.
It's possible cause and effect are not correlated, however from what I've been told in this case, all roads point in at direction. However yes, it does look like this needs to be investigated.
What I would love to know nationally is of those young people housed with their family across the UK, what percentage sought to become homeless before and after the bedroom tax came into effect. -
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Permalink Reply by Sarah on
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One of my colleagues got lucky. He came here as a asylum seeker about 7 years ago (that's not the lucky part) when he was nearly 18. Turned 18 and managed to get a 1-bed flat in Holborn (not a studio), and an apprenticeship. Now, with a good job and a 100k discount, he is looking at buying the flat.
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
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One of my colleagues got lucky. He came here as a asylum seeker about 7 years ago (that's not the lucky part) when he was nearly 18. Turned 18 and managed to get a 1-bed flat in Holborn (not a studio), and an apprenticeship. Now, with a good job and a 100k discount, he is looking at buying the flat.
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
I remain opposed to right-to-buy, even though the only way I could get on the ladder myself was to buy an ex local authority flat.
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