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1 in 52 people experience homelessness in London, yet the Conservative mayoral candidate @ShaunBaileyUK seems to think they can just save for a deposit on a house?? How out of touch can you be? https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/homeless-families-could-save-for-mortgage-deposits-says-conservative-candidate-for-london-mayor-69156
'Asked how these families would produce a £5,000 deposit and secure a mortgage, he said: “I don’t think the £5,000 will [be a problem]. The mortgage application thing might be a bit tougher… They could save for it, yeah.”' https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/homeless-families-could-save-for-mortgage-deposits-says-conservative-candidate-for-london-mayor-69156
Shaun seems to think people experiencing homelessness can save £5000 when a third of people have less than £600 in savings & 1 in 10 have no savings at all. This includes people with full time jobs.
Universal credit is a failure, so if people with full time jobs are struggling to save how on earth does Shaun Bailey think people experiencing homelessness could save for a home? Once again how out of touch can a person be from the city they hope to preside over?
Homelessness is spiralling out of control in the capital. Figures from 2019 show that in Newham 1 in 24 people are now homeless & in both Haringey & Kensington & Chelsea 1 in 29 . https://england.shelter.org.uk/media/press_release/280,000_people_in_england_are_homeless,_with_thousands_more_at_risk
This crisis is seen across the country due to no rent control, unaffordable homes & low wages. This crisis is the fault of the Conservative's ten year alliance with property magnates & landlords over renters & people experiencing homelessness.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/26/map-shows-much-salary-spend-rent-different-areas-london-10072789/
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/26/map-shows-much-salary-spend-rent-different-areas-london-10072789/
"Tory ministers have blocked us from introducing our plans for rent controls in London [...]. That’s why today I am making the mayoral election on 7 May a referendum on rent controls – showing Londoners that I will stand up for renters." - @SadiqKhan https://bit.ly/3sihdHk
Shaun Bailey's words are the words of someone who has absolutely no idea of the plight of people without a home, and the struggle that they endure on a daily basis. This man is not fit to be the Mayor of London.
