Re:Raspberry Pi 4
by DanBC on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @06:12AM
(#20272662)
> I wasn't aware of a major homeless problem in Europe.
Homes in the UK can be expensive, so there's a large rental market.
On top of that many people are vulnerably housed - living in emergency temporary accommodation (which may be for many months) or on friend's sofas.
The introduction of the benefit "Universal Credit" has increased homelessness and people who are vulnerably housed. In the UK a landlord can apply for eviction if the tenant hasn't paid for two months. (This is for shorthold tenancy agreements where tenants have most rights - other tenancies have less protection.) There is a minimum wait of 5 weeks before Universal Credit claimants get paid, which pushes some people very close to this limit. The bizarre sanctions regime tips many people over that limit.
Homes in the UK can be expensive, so there's a large rental market.
On top of that many people are vulnerably housed - living in emergency temporary accommodation (which may be for many months) or on friend's sofas.
The introduction of the benefit "Universal Credit" has increased homelessness and people who are vulnerably housed. In the UK a landlord can apply for eviction if the tenant hasn't paid for two months. (This is for shorthold tenancy agreements where tenants have most rights - other tenancies have less protection.) There is a minimum wait of 5 weeks before Universal Credit claimants get paid, which pushes some people very close to this limit. The bizarre sanctions regime tips many people over that limit.
Detailed information can be found here:https://www.crisis.org.uk/media/238700/homelessness_monitor_...