Topic: | Re:Re:Acton Homeless Charity Reports Soaring Demand for Services | |
Posted by: | Chris Lucy | |
Date/Time: | 31/12/11 09:25:00 |
I think it ok for someone to have a property empty for 6 months but when it gets to 5 years or so something should be done. We need to use the empty properties we have such as over shops. As the recent TV programme showed, we have rows of empty houses in certain parts of England and these should be used. It costs around £20k pa to keep a family in temporary accommodation not to mention the social problems in keeping a families life on hold for up to 16 years. |