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Originally Posted by Welshchris
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08...riot_benefits/
It states here that Clegg has stated that Councils should have the right to evict rioters from council properties and they they would have to declair themselves as homeless and the local council would have to rehome them... Errrmmm wouldnt this just cost more tax payers money and be a total waste of time.
You evict someone so your gonna have to get a court order for that which will take time and cost money. You get the order and they are evicted and chances are these people will not go quietly so you may need police presence which again will cost money. Councils will then have to get staff in to make sure property is fit and upto date or work will have to be done. Then the people they have just evicted would declair they are homeless to the SAME! Council and the SAME! Council would have to spend money on
rehoming the same people. Is it me or is this pointless?
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No because they would be declared as intentionally homeless and as such the housing assication would have no duty to rehouse them.
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This applies to NI but I'm sure its similar across the UK.
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If you lost your home because of something that you deliberately did or failed to do, you may be seen as intentionally homeless. The Housing Executive uses an intentionality test to see if you lost your home as a result of your actions.
You may have problems passing this test if:
•your home was repossessed due to mortgage arrears;
•you had significant rent arrears;
•you were evicted because of antisocial behaviour.
If any of the above applies, the Housing Executive may consider you intentionally homeless and will not have any duty to offer you accommodation
http://www.housingadviceni.org/homel...-homeless.html
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