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Social housing and Syrian Refugees

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Plentymoresharks · 23/12/2015 08:20

Controversial one. A memo has gone out from the local council to local residents, asking whether anyone has a property they can offer for Syrian refugees, housing benefit will be paid as well as a premium and money to hold the property until it is occupied, money for decorating and repairing the property etc.

Aibu to find it ridiculous that basically the council will be housing refugees who have been flown around the world ahead of people already on the waiting list for social housing? Also, there are homeless people who I see every day, living in the park and under a car park bridge but they aren't getting this same help (the memo mentions the social and medical help the refugees will also be given).

BeccaMumsnet · 23/12/2015 15:15

Hi everyone - we're sorry to be a late with this one.

We just wanted to drop in and say please be nice to each other. We'd rather not zap the thread, especially if there can be an interesting debate surrounding this issue.

We've had quite a few reports about the thread, from a few different parties, so we'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the Talk Guidelines.

Thanks all.

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