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Originally Posted by Taf
Ex Armed Forces do not get automatic priority over anyone else who is homeless. Each case is now decided on "need" as opposed to the old "points" system (which did not give points for having served your country).
A lot of "advice" is there for ex service members, but it doesn't get a guaranteed roof over your head, it just points you to councils who are obliged to act. Councils are obliged to offer accomodation to any homeless person or family, but that might mean a hostel or B&B. And it is rarely totally free.
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What I thought. So being ex-services is a guarantee of nothing if you happen to be homeless and there are others (including migrants) who're deemed a higher priority for whatever reason. I'm not questioning the need as much as I'm questioning any policy which puts people who've contributed nothing to our country ahead of those who have. Lot's of people made a lot of noise about housing refugees when we have plenty of our own needy who're at the bottom of the list through no fault of their own. How about sorting them out first?