Housing families- our responsibility?

[georgit79]

A judge has ruled that St Helens Council has a responsibility to house them, despite their appalling record. They were evicted for anti-social behaviour, and have since been living in a Travellodge at a cost of �630 a week.  We, the collective taxpayer, now have a 'hotel bill' of �9000 to pay. What do you all think?

[georgit79]

If only we could get away with it...

[Shipstabber]

Whenever you think other people are 'getting away with murder' or have 'got it cushy' just ask yourself one question. Would you swap places with them?  And then just be happy with your own life.

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[georgit79]

I wouldn't swap places with the people who used to live next door to them, that's for sure! I was just wondering where to draw the line, because surely the system has gone mad in this case?

[SGKelloe32]

If people choose to disobey the law and get evicted, surley it isn't our problem to find them somewhere else to live, but then again, do we not do the same every day? Paying taxes to pay benefits? I work in a benefit office and its ridiculous the amount of money some people get for sitting on their backsides at home whilst us honest folk struggle to run a home on average wages - its a long running arguement, this countries economics are all wrong!

[Octavius]

Its not all sweet roses people.  Have you stayed at a Travelodge?

[FP]

I think any children involved should be taken into care and the adults should not be helped.  This might seem harsh but that's just how I feel.  I don't know Georgit whether there were any young children in the family.

[tigga]

It makes me bloody sick ! If you make life hell for your neighbours, sit on your backside all day scrounging off the government- you get given a hotel ?.

But if you are an unfortunate girl or woman who is getting beaten up and abused by a violent man - you get offered a 'safe' place in  a hostel to mix with drug abusers, prostitutes and got knows what else !

Anyone know of any cheap one-way flights ?.

[enigma]

I have every sympathy for the neighbours of this lot because I once suffered at the hands of an anti-social neighbour and it was awful. One of my neighbours originally moved in with her boyfriend but when the relationship broke down and he moved out , she realised that she could not keep up payments on her house and so went completely wild. She had loud parties with music thumping to all hours , was sleeping with all the local teen boys - some as young as 13 (She was 25) , had dozens of teens pouring out of her home at all hours - urinating against our doors , fighting in the street , jumping on cars , smashing bottles and generally wreaking havoc. I regularly reported them to the Police but a lot of my neighbours were too afraid to say anything. As a result , she soon realised that I was responsible for her frequent visits from the boys in blue and made my life hell. Her new boyfriend used to reverse his car at me at high speed , she threatened to stab my daughter when she went out to play , she threw bleach over my washing , smashed my windows , threatened my young sister and subjected my family and I to a life of hell until she eventually lost her home - she even put up a fight right to the end though , arguing with the police and causing a scene. I was pregnant with my youngest daughter at the time and felt in so much despair because the police couldn't do a lot to help me without witness statements from my frightened neighbours and my hubby worked shifts so worried sick about us whilst he was away. So in answer to your question Georgit , it absolutely sickens me that honest , decent hard-working taxpayers have to subsidise scum like this. I agree with Fakeplastic - put their kids in care because if they can not live like decent human beings what kind of example are they setting to their kids ? They are being condemned to a life of hell with vermin like that.

[saffstar]

I completely agree with fakeplastic on this one.  There's too much pussyfooting around with these idiots who can't be bothered to look after themselves.  Help and support the children absolutely, but stuff the adults, they've made their own beds as far as I'm concerned.

[libertie]

Most definately agree with Fakeplastic and saffstar on this one. While care is not always the best option it can't be any worse than being dragged up by stupid, selfish and ******** parents.

[libertie]

Just to say that I didn't swear in my previous answer. The word I used has the words "shiftless and worthless" as its definition in the Oxford Dictionary.