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Governments aren’t hearing the calls for aid

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Fact Check   来源:Podcasts  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:One of the senior-most officials in India's home ministry who oversaw anti-Maoist operations, MA Ganapathy, holds a different view.

One of the senior-most officials in India's home ministry who oversaw anti-Maoist operations, MA Ganapathy, holds a different view.

"You can't expect a 16 year old... that's moved houses more times than they can count to sit a set of exams that will change their life and expect them to perform as well as their more stable affluent counterparts."It's not fair and it's not a level playing field."

Governments aren’t hearing the calls for aid

Grace says she has dropped out of university due to the stress of temporary accommodation."Some of us are actually trying to get out of the system," she says."We've grown up like this and we don't want the generation after us to be in the same position. We're never going to get out of the system when it's stacked against us."

Governments aren’t hearing the calls for aid

Lambeth Council says it had made a direct offer of suitable permanent accommodation to Ms Afriyie but she turned it down and requested a review. The review found that the permanent property proposed was suitable.Local authorities have a legal duty to provide temporary accommodation to anyone who qualifies as homeless.

Governments aren’t hearing the calls for aid

Adam Hug, housing spokesperson for the Local Government Association, is calling on the government to urgently increase the temporary accommodation subsidy in the upcoming Spending Review.

"Frozen temporary accommodation subsidy rates have left councils to pick up more than £700m in temporary accommodation costs that they are unable to claim back from government."AFC houses people between the age of 13 and 25 in so-called training flats to teach them about living skills, employment, and how to deal with substance abuse.

"We know engaging in projects around the arts improves long-term outcomes for young people," said Aaron Davies, from Action for Children."This particular project allows us to design a space where young people can create a sense of community, peer support and pride where they live."

Guernsey Arts said it was "thrilled" to help provide "more positive, social environments" for young people.Artists must submit their design to Jade@arts.gg, with "AFC Mural" in the subject line.

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