Why not put her ministerial weight into insisting the government stops cutting local authority support that causes to limit the provision of accommodation. To put her weight behind convincing the government to ban Section 21 ‘no-fault evictions’ that has added to the amount of displaced people the length and breadth of the land. Evicted through no fault of their own, breaking up families and triggering a host of mental health problems. And eventually for some of them to join those that seek solace in doorways and public places.
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Voice her support for our children coming out of community care so that they don’t end up street homelessness. To address the complete under supply of drug and drink detox programmes provided by the NHS. And the virtual lack in most of our cities of any help around mental health. All drivers that explains street living.
If Suella Braverman actually complained to her fellow cabinet members that because of a lack of government provision and support the streets social problems have been passed on to her. She should remind them also that obviously the Home Office is not stuffed full of social interveners who know how to prevent people falling into street homelessness; or how to cure the problem.
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If Suella Braverman was actually right about this lifestyle choice then the Big Issue, Centrepoint, St Mungo’s, Shelter and Crisis etc should just pack up those bags and retire from the scene. For if people have elected to live in the ‘splendours’ of the streets then we would be fighting a losing cause.
What Braverman’s words make me realise is that my private members bill to create a Ministry of Poverty Prevention is more timely than ever. That the complete lack of order, structure and convergence of energies allows the home secretary to make this knee jerk observations that express frustration and a lack of thoughtfulness. A Ministry of Poverty Prevention would hopefully make it unnecessary for future home secretaries to speak with such ignorance about such a poignant and troubling issue as street homelessness.
John Bird is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Big Issue. Read more of his words here. This article first appeared in The Times.
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Why not put her ministerial weight into insisting the government stops cutting local authority support that causes to limit the provision of accommodation. To put her weight behind convincing the government to ban Section 21 ‘no-fault evictions’ that has added to the amount of displaced people the length and breadth of the land. Evicted through no fault of their own, breaking up families and triggering a host of mental health problems. And eventually for some of them to join those that seek solace in doorways and public places.
Your support changes lives. Find out how you can help us help more people by signing up for a subscription
Voice her support for our children coming out of community care so that they don’t end up street homelessness. To address the complete under supply of drug and drink detox programmes provided by the NHS. And the virtual lack in most of our cities of any help around mental health. All drivers that explains street living.
If Suella Braverman actually complained to her fellow cabinet members that because of a lack of government provision and support the streets social problems have been passed on to her. She should remind them also that obviously the Home Office is not stuffed full of social interveners who know how to prevent people falling into street homelessness; or how to cure the problem.
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If Suella Braverman was actually right about this lifestyle choice then the Big Issue, Centrepoint, St Mungo’s, Shelter and Crisis etc should just pack up those bags and retire from the scene. For if people have elected to live in the ‘splendours’ of the streets then we would be fighting a losing cause.
What Braverman’s words make me realise is that my private members bill to create a Ministry of Poverty Prevention is more timely than ever. That the complete lack of order, structure and convergence of energies allows the home secretary to make this knee jerk observations that express frustration and a lack of thoughtfulness. A Ministry of Poverty Prevention would hopefully make it unnecessary for future home secretaries to speak with such ignorance about such a poignant and troubling issue as street homelessness.
John Bird is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Big Issue. Read more of his words here. This article first appeared in The Times.
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