tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post8257616004409739835..comments2024-01-08T10:10:48.074+00:00Comments on That The Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill: How Britain Looks After Its Brave BoysThe Boneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-53957614702644076152010-09-21T12:17:53.204+01:002010-09-21T12:17:53.204+01:00please delete this test string! test string
[url=h...please delete this test string! <a href="http://test.com" rel="nofollow">test string</a><br />[url=http://test.com]test string[/url]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-71266716900011725022010-03-01T10:04:46.184+00:002010-03-01T10:04:46.184+00:00Laurence,
Were the links I mentioned above of any...Laurence,<br /><br />Were the links I mentioned above of any use for you? And have there been any developments?<br /><br />I see you respond to comments about homosexuals but not on homelessness. <br /><br />Good wishes,<br /><br />BryanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-82456732014853645952010-02-20T20:33:44.136+00:002010-02-20T20:33:44.136+00:00I think the problem is that the sort of accommodat...I think the problem is that the sort of accommodation that would be right for them simply does not exist.<br /><br />I get the impression that they would not get on well in, for instance, a bed-sit flat, which is what they would probably get offered, after which they would be forgotten about as a solved case.<br /><br />What might be right is a large house with 15 to 20 rooms and communal facilities such as a dining room, lounge, games room and hobbies room, run by a well-organised retired sergeant type who was kind, sympathetic but firm.<br /><br />These men need a structured environment. Residents in the kind of establishment I envisage would be expected if possible to help in the running of the establishment by taking turns with household tasks like cooking and cleaning. To judge from the way the conduct themselves, most of them would be well able to do such things as a product of their army training.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-22980640877342446012010-02-20T20:04:43.500+00:002010-02-20T20:04:43.500+00:00SI for Priority need here:
http://www.opsi.gov.u...SI for Priority need here: <br /><br />http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022051.htm<br /><br />Priority need for accommodation<br /> 2. The descriptions of person specified in the following articles have a priority need for accommodation for the purposes of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996.<br /><br />snip <br /><br />Vulnerability: institutional backgrounds<br /> 5. - (1) A person (other than a relevant student) who has reached the age of twenty-one and who is vulnerable as a result of having been looked after, accommodated or fostered.<br /><br /> (2) A person who is vulnerable as a result of having been a member of Her Majesty's regular naval, military or air forces.<br /><br />from: <br /><br />2002 No. 2051<br /><br />HOUSING, ENGLAND<br /><br />The Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England) Order 2002<br /><br /> Made 30th July 2002 <br /> Coming into force 31st July 2002 <br /><br />---<br /><br />Hope this is of use when dealing with the Local Authority -- it is clear the "intention" of Parliament when this Statutory Instrument extended the class of those who were in priority need to ex-servicemen vulnerable due to their service in HM Armed Forces was to ensure no ex-serviceman ended up rough sleeping. <br /><br />I hope the guys you are helping are getting formal written decisions from the Local Authority. They cannot challenge verbal refusals of support or decisions about local connection. Don't let the Local Authority get away with refusing to issue decision letters. <br /><br />Good luck,<br /><br />BryanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-54189855200123448552010-02-20T19:54:24.853+00:002010-02-20T19:54:24.853+00:00Some good links to get help for ex-servicemen, who...Some good links to get help for ex-servicemen, who should qualify as in "priority need" for housing if they are vulnerable due to their army service. <br /><br />NB: A recent change in the law means ex-servicemen can establish a local connection in the area of a local authority where they were based.<br /><br />http://www.spaces.org.uk/spaces/spaces/default.asp?id=12Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com