Oap Couple Forced To Live Rough

[DrFilth]

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see some on benefit don't sit in the pub all day drinking and smoking spliffs


http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/488898/Shocking-pictures-show-OAP-couple-living-rough-after-being-evicted-from-rented-home

[maggiebee]

Yes vakayu we still use the £1 note in Scotland, in fact I have one in my purse.
They are few and far between these days though.

[DrFilth]

ColinandJess
>There are advisors to help them with this <

maybe they were not very helpful

[pastafreak]

Maybe it all comes down to pride...that and not being able to 'get on with' or understand modern ways. To them,being offered accommodation may have been seen as charity,and pride will not let them accept this. Whoever offers them the necessary advice would need to be trusted by them...maybe no one like that has offered help.
Some of the attitudes on here are shocking...I'd like to see how some ABers are coping with change 40-50 years down the line.

[DrFilth]

> I'd like to see how some ABers are coping with change 40-50 years down the line. <

glad i will not be here

[pastafreak]

I'm sure there will still be totally unsympathetic types around...

[DrFilth]

there will be more than ever

[royfromaus]

We are living longer but many people are not saving towards their retirement. By modernising the state pension and protecting important benefits for older people, we will make sure everyone is able to enjoy a secure future.

Helping older people get online
We live in an increasingly digital world, everything from providing services to social interaction is changing.

DWP’s ‘Digital strategy’ sets out how the department will provide the high quality digital services people prefer to use.

As information and services move increasingly online we need to make sure that older people are not left behind and are able to benefit fully from the increased independence that comes with digital competence. ** At the same time we will make sure our services continue to be available to those who are not able to access them online.**


Some hot air from the DWP.

[Sqad]

My sympathy is with the landlord.

How long has he been without his rent?
Is he ever going to get the outstanding rent?
What sort of "state" have they left his flat in?
Will he have to pay out to make it habitable for the next tenants?

[B00]

Haha, sometimes, I really do like sad- he's the milk of human kindness!

But yes, im afriad I too find it difficult to have sympathy for the situation they're in.

I fully understand that they might have been scared of internet banking, and totally confused by it, but surely to God they should've had the nounce to swallow a bit of pride and just ask for help before they got into this pickle? Is it worth losing your home to save a bit of face?

It also doesn't state why they also refused emergency accommodation either.

[B00]

sad= sqad!

[pixie373]

It does look as though this comes down to choice. Perhaps they felt accepting emergency accommodation would weaken their case, but it does look like they weren't "forced" into it.

[black_cat51]

or to put another way "pensioner loses house to repossession after tenants refuse to pay rent"