Nicola Sturgeon confirms intention to extend eviction ban to March next year

Reply to the comment left by Jaye at 13/08/2020 - 17:13
Jaye, Just to let you know I was in the same position. You can go online and apply for a direct payment of the housing element of UC. In my case its not much but its something...

Reply to the comment left by NewYorkie at 13/08/2020 - 13:52I have a friend who works in local government, openly admits that she struggles to concentrate at home and went back to the office as soon as she could. Still isn't doing the hours though and doesn't seem under much pressure.

I have worked with a colleague in the charitable sector who has had to work extremely long hours from home because of the numbers of other staff who had to be furloughed. People in the charitable sector don't have the same job security as those in the public sector and many would be concerned about their jobs, or those of their furloughed colleagues.
I was having another conversation two weeks ago with another friend who works in the public sector about how concerned I was over how either this government or subsequent governments are going to pay for what's been done given that the bulk of the country's wealth is in housing stock and pensions and I was concerned that the government would attack pensions. My friend's answer was, "...I don't care who pays for my pension as long as I don't have to."
During the lockdown I have had some friends who have said that they have been able to do more work as a consequence of being able to work from home and not have the commute, but it's a mixed bag. Generally my impression is that "...working from home...." has been a euphemism for "...taking additional paid leave."

Reply to the comment left by Beaver at 14/08/2020 - 11:18My experience too Beaver. Without the private sector there would be no taxes; without taxes there would be no public sector. End of. Sadly however the private sector is usually vilified for chasing profit (a dirty word in the UK) whereas our public sector "servants" are lauded for their service to the public (as if they were providing it for free). Their pensions by the way are usually final salary, which typically will require funding of £25,000-£30,000 for every £1,000 per annum of pension promised, meaning a public sector employee retiring on a pension of £25,000 per annum will have a pension fund of approximately £625,000 to £750,000 to pay for it. All funded out of taxes, and taxes ultimately only come from the private sector. Who pays for the private sector pensions? The private sector (you know, the bad guys...)

Reply to the comment left by Hardworking Landlord at 14/08/2020 - 10:29
I tried direct payments but the rouge tenant disputed it, keeps lying and making up different stories to U.C. Unfortunately, it seems like U.C. prefers to listen to tenant's lies rather than landlords words despite possible fraud committed by the tenant. Very Frustrating!

Why do the headline grabbers solutions always come down to "free accomodation"?
Shelter create homelessness it's their reason to exist, with their student union unworkable policies they will ultimately create more homelessness.
How long before landlords are being evicted because they can't pay their mortgages.Its ok because Shelter will tell them to stay put ,housing is free,no need to trouble yourself with payments, that's a mugs game.
As for the SNP, they are fiddling whilst Rome burns,they are behaving like North Korea, stifling any criticism at every turn.
Economics of the madhouse seems to be in vogue,meanwhile the bad tenants can continue ruining neighbours lives and wrecking houses with government sanctioned impunity.