My sister a lone parent, with two grown up teenage boys still at home, has been in private lets for a number of years having had to sell her family home. The cost of letting privately, in Glasgow, is astronomical.
However, her landlord decided he wanted to sell her curent "short-term let", and now she has only 12 days before she becomes officially homeless! The options are grim!
Glasgow City Housing are not really in a position to offer her anything other than bed & breakfast, since she doesn't have enough points to secure decent housing. Her boys, because they are over 16 don't count. They are a decent family with pretty high standards.
She has no mental or physical health issues, like addiction, so she is not deemed to be a priority.
The same landlord offered her another house, yesterday, with reduced rent which could be affordable, in Rutherglen, miles from where she has lived all her life.
The flat is grotty, no central heating, no white goods, (she has none since all her private lets have had white goods included) and although spacious, it needs new floor coverings throughout. It needs totally disinfected and redecorated. New blinds, curtains, bedroom furniture etc etc.
All on a Nursery Nurse's wage! Pah!
I have worked in the addiction field for many years, and have tremendous sympathy for those who need housed who are trying to get their act together, but I also know of many, still using drugs, who get to the top of the list every time, and use and abuse the system. It's just not fair!
Anyone who could help with kitchen appliances that are decent are welcome to get in touch!
