I think it is important to be detail-oriented in addition to seeing the big picture at the same time as a housing caseworker. In handling enquiries, I not only deal with immediate issues like court proceedings but also think more broadly about debt prioritisation, welfare benefits entitlement, immigration rules, councils’ homelessness procedures, service ability and capacity in the bureau, alternative housing options and niche support services.
A client, living in rented accommodation with her two sons and daughter worked full time as a nurse. My client’s husband had left the family 2 years earlier, leaving her with debts of £29,000. She had struggled to maintain her debt payments using a fee-paying debt company at the cost of £220 per month. Her rent payments had been erratic as a result and the landlord has started litigation for an outright possession order.
I helped my client assemble a budget sheet, which showed that she could afford the rent payments of £90 per week and pay £5 per week towards her arrears. I explained to my client about the difference between important or non-important debts and referred, with her consent, for ongoing housing support to Shelter while her situation stabilised.
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At the court hearing, possession proceedings were adjourned on the payment plan suggested. Without my help the client would probably have lost her home, spiralled further into debt and become reliant on the Council for emergency accommodation.
The Council has generally been supportive of my project because it costs them far less to fund prevention programmes compared with the £5,300 cost of dealing with a household after they become homeless. Moreover, my project statistics show I help clients put back £5 into Bristol’s economy for every £1 spent on funding my
I am writing on behalf of my client Ms Cindy Singleton. On the 24th of June 2016, my client was charged for uttering of a forged NHS prescription, stealing items worth the value of £8.50 and for behaving in a disorderly manner contrary to section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010.
The Plaintiff is claiming $35 million from the State of NSW, which is purported to be vicariously liable for the Land and Environment Court and Pain J [1]. This claim includes nullifying Pain J’s judgment [14], and it is accompanied by Motions to uphold Lloyd J’s dismissal and refund the Plaintiff’s filing fees [2].
To conclude I have included a description of a range of services users which include: the NHS, GP, Nurse, Physiotherapist, Community psychiatric nurse and Speech Therapist. I have also given a description of the three sectors: Statutory, Voluntary and Private sectors and I have given two examples of multi-agency workers which include: community district nurse and a physiotherapist and how they communicate with each other to ensure their clients’ needs are being meet. Finally I have explained the difference
As a result of the events referred to in their particulars of claim the claimant is now represented by Bloomingdale Solicitors to launch to launch a civil action against Friends Health NHS Foundation Trust on 31 August 2010.
However, even though the strategy is aboout the local delivery of homelessness services, homeless prevention services and approaches to address and avoid homelessness across until 2020, they still faced some challenges and risks like ensuring they work effectively and in a timely manner with partners so the risk of homelessness is identified at an early stage, or addressing the use of B&Bto accommodate homeless households and to improve the quality and reduce the cost of the temporary accommodation service.
Homelessness is all our responsibility. Waking every morning in a warm bed in a secure house for some Australians is only a dream. Every day more and more people are becoming or are at risk of becoming homeless as the global economy crumbles away and monetary resources become harder to find. What is homelessness: the Australian Government Department of Health (2005) defines homelessness as a person who is without a conventional home. Homeless Australians have become disconnected from family and friend and has few, if any resource and very little prospect of achieving financial independence without Government assistant. This assessment will talk about Australia’s history with homelessness, it will go onto to talk about the Government’s role
Empathy- The client states he was unaware that he would be charged for a credit report. We should take that opportunity
Many professionals recognize the benefits of assistive animals for people with physical disabilities. This includes seeing-eye dogs that are trained to alert owners to environmental hazards. Some policies may be hard to change, but are required if needed. One well known policy
By planting this seed, the Guardian sees this to their advantage, and begins by showing photographs of the homeless camps being rebuilt after the police left. This is complemented by the perspective of former homeless man John Kenney explaining that “homelessness is not a choice…the authorities don’t care where they end up, just as long as they go”. Do you see it? The selection of information is emotively devised to pressure us to empathise with the homeless community; that rebuilding their camps is a sign of growth and the council is the devil for taking that away from
Olivia was extremely well prepared and very professional in handling the case for us, I’m very sure that without this support , that my son would be looking at a completely different outcome from the Magistrates.
Communities and Local Government. 2007. An International Review of Homelessness and Social Housing Policy. London
Homelessness is a prevalent and progressive issue within Australia that is particularly susceptible to women and children. The homeless are a hidden minority of people with limited access to government and agency resources. The experiences of homelessness often results in the loss of basic determinants of health such as a substantial home, food or education. The National Health Care facility defines homelessness as more than just ‘sleeping rough’. Contrary to popular belief, homelessness can happen to anymore or more so “an individual who lacks housing including an individual whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility” (2012,HomelessnessAustralia). There are currently 105, 237 homeless people in Australia (2012, Homelessness Australia) and thus it is imperative for the government to adhere to the needs of the homeless by breaking the cycle of unsubstantial living conditions. Being homeless is a violation of basic human rights such as the right to education, the right to liberty and security of a person and the right to freedom from discrimination (WordPress, 2016). Many of those who are sleeping rough suffer from feeling disengaged from the community and subsequently loose the will to reengage themselves and move forward. A primary solution to preventing homelessness is to create a non-discriminative, supportive environment for their current population (WHO, 2016). This may be achieved through the use of case
The landlord wishes to claim a total of £20.00 for damage at the end of the tenancy. However, it is unclear from the agent’s submission what issue the landlord is claiming for. The submissions from the tenants suggest that a £19.00 charge has been deducted for cleaning stain from a mattress, However, I cannot be certain that this is the case since the £19.00 charge relates to cleaning, not damage. I have also not seen any invoices or anything in the correspondence between the parties to indicate what the £20.00 deduction is for. It is not for the adjudicator to formulate any aspect of the landlords’ claims. I am therefore unable to make any award for this item. Since it is not for the adjudicator to formulate any aspect of the landlords’
Now a day’s council and social housing estates are seen to be the epitome of substandard, inferior, second-rate living where disorder and irresponsibility run rife. Weather this view of social housing is correct or not public opinion has very little choice but to be on the side of the private rental sector as they are the largest sector within the UK. Mass social housing seems to be a thing of the past as aspirations of voters, in a country where there is a national obsession with property prices, have moved
In recent years, growing health disparities between non-public housing residents and public housing residents have triggered social discussions and administrative reactions. To tackle the poor health within the concentrated public housing community, policies based on ideas such as providing affordable health services were adopted widely. However, as shown by some recent study, the poor health condition has not been relieved and thus demands better solutions. In order to achieve a comprehensive solution to the health problems within the public housing, policy makers should emphasize and focus on improvement of living condition, implantation of easily accessible health services, and community building.