
Who voted for this
Interviews with people dealing with housing problems and welfare cuts. Dislike for those who let it all happen.
Kate Belgrave
Journalist and blogger
Contact:
kate@katebelgrave.com
Homepage photos courtesy of Latoya, the mother of the little boy with autism in the first episode.
Who voted for this
ANOTHER leaked email telling professionals NOT to write rehousing support letters for desperate families
In this episode, we look at another extraordinary email that a professional has leaked to me.
This one shows a Hackney council officer telling an education officer to stop writing support letters for families who need to be moved out of terrible housing.
This officer works with autistic and special educational needs children who live in rotten housing. Their families need these support letters to tell their councils why they must be rehoused.
Some of these letters and reports say that children are at high risk of death in their current housing.
We talk to a parent who has one of those letters.
We also talk about newly-minted secretary of state for the department of work and pensions Pat McFadden.
Specifically, we talk about the lies Pat McFadden is telling about people being able to declare themselves longterm sick to claim benefits. Rot, Pat. Pat McFadden needs to listen to Latoya in this episode, who talks about working 3 minimum wage jobs and still needing to claim universal credit to stay afloat.
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Episode artwork is by Latoya's son.
Music © Concrete Uncle