Extract from remaining stages (Commons) of the Homelessness Reduction Bill (private bill) - Jan 27
Sunday, 29 January 2017 10:01
Victoria Prentis (Banbury) (Con):...The Salvation
Army has been turning lives around, particularly those of
rough sleepers, for many, many years. It helped members of my
family who came home from the first world war, and I am impressed
by the cutting-edge work it continues to do. It is clear that rough
sleepers have very different needs—families at risk of eviction
differ greatly from people with drug and alcohol dependencies who
have been rough sleeping—and our charities and...Request free trial
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(Con):...The Salvation Army has been turning lives
around, particularly those of rough sleepers, for many, many years.
It helped members of my family who came home from the first world
war, and I am impressed by the cutting-edge work it continues to
do. It is clear that rough sleepers have very different
needs—families at risk of eviction differ greatly from people with
drug and alcohol dependencies who have been rough sleeping—and our
charities and council, working together, recognise that. I accept
that not all are working together so well and that we need the
safety net enshrined in the Bill, but it seems right that there
should no longer be a double standard of priority need. Anyone who
does not have a bed for the night is, of course, a priority...
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