Eligibility Criteria for Financial Hardship
Warwick District has a housing crisis, not for commuters or students, nor those families who can financially help their children, but for those of us who cannot afford to buy or rent due to financial problems, the unaffordable cost of private letting or where credit has been denied due to debt problems.
For a large chunk of people a roof over their head is a constant worry, one where the rattle of the letterbox can mean that their home is about to be taken away from them, because the owner has decided to sell.
Can you imagine being told you would not have a home to live in at Christmas, leaving you desperately trying to find somewhere to live? Well it happens in Warwick District and to many of us there is no hope because the council says we are not eligible to be added to the housing waiting list.
Therefore, I am writing to ask for you to support changing the eligibility criteria to enable people to be accepted on the housing waiting list and be given a reasonable points score on the basis of financial hardship or debt related problems.
Warwick District cannot forget about people who need a decent roof over their head and we know councillors can change the criteria. The Office for the Deputy Prime Minister has informed me of such. So it is left to the political will to help people in need gain some hope.
I look forward to your response.
Paul Bell
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