Welfare reforms are being linked to a rise in
homelessness, violent crime, people in debt and the number of children relying
on food banks to get by in Kent, a shock report has suggested. The reforms are also
being linked to a rise in the number of vulnerable children being placed in
Kent from other areas, notably London. It cautions the findings are “fairly
tentative”, but there is “potential for increased vulnerability of some
residents” resulting from the changes. It says the number of people who are
homeless in Kent rose by 25% in the first three months of the year, while the
number of families temporarily in bed and breakfast accommodation was up 22%,
compared with the figure for the same period the year before. Read more at
Kentonline.
Trevor Hendy obituary
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My friend Trevor Hendy, who has died aged 89, was director of development
at United Kingdom Housing Trust (UKHT) in the 1980s, a period in which,
among o...
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