Somerset homeless service could close

4:00pm Friday 30th November 2012 in News

Somerset homeless service could close Somerset homeless service could close

A HOMELESS advice centre which has served people in Somerset for more than 50 years is facing closure.

The Shelter service, which is based in Taunton but serves the whole county, could close down in the spring following funding cuts.

A spokesman said: “With the recession, benefit cuts and the high cost of housing, now is the worst time to take away the housing safety net that helps people stay in their homes.”

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BaldCarl2 says...
8:34pm Fri 30 Nov 12

Perhaps if they got their backsides they could get a job and afford somewhere to live.

It's what I have to do.

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awayswing says...
9:21am Sat 1 Dec 12

The government picking on the weak and the vulnerable as usual.

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BaldCarl2 says...
2:06pm Sun 2 Dec 12

More like the idle

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Bridgy old Boy says...
11:56pm Sun 2 Dec 12

Oh dear Baldcarl I do hope you never hit hard times and need a helping hand up. It is quite sad to think someone can demonstrate so little empathy for the needs of the weakest in society.

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sheldoncooper says...
9:16am Mon 3 Dec 12

Slightly misleading headline in that a large proportion of Shelter's work is Housing Advice for folk who are at risk of losing their homes for one reason or another.

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the voice of common sense says...
8:56pm Mon 3 Dec 12

We should be ashamed as a society that anyone has to sleep on the streets in this prosperous country. Or is it because of the greedy rachman style landlords charging exorbitant rent on their houses, many of which were bought as council houses then let out at three times the rent that local authority tenants pay?

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Ka7e says...
11:55am Tue 4 Dec 12

Shelter also offers advice to women hoping to leave abusive relationships, youngsters that are chucked out by their parents, people facing eviction and repossession for a multitude of reasons. Now, more than ever, they are a valuable resource that virtually anybody could find themselves needing!

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sheldoncooper says...
12:35pm Tue 4 Dec 12

Ka7e wrote:
Shelter also offers advice to women hoping to leave abusive relationships, youngsters that are chucked out by their parents, people facing eviction and repossession for a multitude of reasons. Now, more than ever, they are a valuable resource that virtually anybody could find themselves needing!
Good point.

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BaldCarl2 says...
11:10pm Wed 5 Dec 12

I've lost my job a few times now. In every single case I pulled my finger out took the first job the came available and worked m way up.

So Bridgy old boy - stick it up your hoop where the sin don't shine.

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