Re: Grenfell Tower
Originally Posted by
Norway
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i agree that the residents have nothing to do with how long it is taking , and I didnt say anywhere that it was .
But we hear from authorities that most have been offered new homes, so why are they not taking them , is it because they hope they will be offered something better+
We don't know what they are being offered. I know of a friend whose cousin was diagnosed with aggressive MS last year. He and his wife live in a housing association flat in central London and have done so for many years. He is Irish so an immigrant too, although some here with Irish heritage may not consider him so. But anyway his situation meant that the flat they live in is unsuitable. It's up 3 flights of stairs with no lift. He has to go down the stairs on his bum to get to hospital appointments.
The local authority offered them other accommodation but it was all horrible. A ground floor studio flat offered was tiny and had no windows. All was substandard compared to what they have. All was badly maintained. When someone is that sick and unable to leave their room, the last thing they want is to not even have a window and to be in a dingy place when they already want to kill themselves.
So I assume that these people want like for like with what they had. Such accommodation simply doesn't exist for all those made homeless. These people have kids who are at local schools, they don't want to move to a new area any more than most of us would. Why should they? They are owed by the Local authority. They have been let down by the system. The system should come up with the right results and not feeble excuses. The system is guilty in this instance so must atone and not accuse.
Would you up sticks to somewhere many miles away if you had to?