Sheffield Rough Sleeping Numbers Hit Record High

[hackey lad]

2 minutes ago, SheffieldForum said:

The same questions about the same things.

Why  ?

[SheffieldForum]

11 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Why  ?

 

[hackey lad]

1 minute ago, SheffieldForum said:

 

😂😂😂

[Anna B]

According to last night's Look North, BBC,  the number of rough sleepers, (ie. sleeping in doorways, park benches etc) in Sheffield has doubled since this time last year. This does not include the homeless people in shelters , temporary accommodation, sofa-surfing, etc. More to the point the charities involved have nothing they can offer them other than food drops as the shelters are all full, as is any temporary accommodation,  and will remain so until something changes.

 

The outreach charity is seeking £200,000 to plug a gap in the funding caused by cuts, to provide more resources and specialist workers to help with the continuously increasing numbers.

Considering low wages and high rents, there is a growing number of people unable to afford either mortgages or rent, this problem is not going to go away anytime soon. 

 

So what's the answer? 

[XboxMan2024]

3 hours ago, Anna B said:

According to last night's Look North, BBC,  the number of rough sleepers, (ie. sleeping in doorways, park benches etc) in Sheffield has doubled since this time last year. This does not include the homeless people in shelters , temporary accommodation, sofa-surfing, etc. More to the point the charities involved have nothing they can offer them other than food drops as the shelters are all full, as is any temporary accommodation,  and will remain so until something changes.

 

The outreach charity is seeking £200,000 to plug a gap in the funding caused by cuts, to provide more resources and specialist workers to help with the continuously increasing numbers.

Considering low wages and high rents, there is a growing number of people unable to afford either mortgages or rent, this problem is not going to go away anytime soon. 

 

So what's the answer? 

What they should, but won't, do is build more social housing, but there's a big horde of NIMBYs who object to it.

 

[Anna B]

15 hours ago, XboxMan2024 said:

What they should, but won't, do is build more social housing, but there's a big horde of NIMBYs who object to it.

 

I know that, you know that, the council probably know that. 

But it's not going to happen.

'No money.'

 

What worries me is the number of people coming up from London, buying up cheap property, tarting it up a bit, and reselling at a price no first time buyer can afford, thus pushing up prices to unaffordable levels.

Or worse

Buying up smallish family homes with 2 or 3 bedrooms, and turning them into 'houses of multiple occupancy' or HMOs for short. A terraced house becomes an HMO with 6 pokey flats ie a bedroom with an ensuite shower, suitable for 1 person, and communal kitchen, but still commanding a rent of £400 - £500 per room per month. So, a nice little earner for the owner, and OK for single people to rent, but another family home gone. We seem to be going back to the old fashioned, poor quality lodging houses of old, and a deficit of family homes.

 

Surely there should be something the council planning department can do to ensure there is a balance between flats and houses, with sufficient for both. - At affordable prices. 

 

 

[redruby]

19 hours ago, Anna B said:

I know that, you know that, the council probably know that. 

But it's not going to happen.

'No money.'

 

What worries me is the number of people coming up from London, buying up cheap property, tarting it up a bit, and reselling at a price no first time buyer can afford, thus pushing up prices to unaffordable levels.

Or worse

Buying up smallish family homes with 2 or 3 bedrooms, and turning them into 'houses of multiple occupancy' or HMOs for short. A terraced house becomes an HMO with 6 pokey flats ie a bedroom with an ensuite shower, suitable for 1 person, and communal kitchen, but still commanding a rent of £400 - £500 per room per month. So, a nice little earner for the owner, and OK for single people to rent, but another family home gone. We seem to be going back to the old fashioned, poor quality lodging houses of old, and a deficit of family homes.

 

Surely there should be something the council planning department can do to ensure there is a balance between flats and houses, with sufficient for both. - At affordable prices. 

 

 

This is an interesting article which I’ve posted on another thread but is also relevant to this one.

“Mass-scale housebuilding isn’t necessary – there is already enough housing stock. But we need to learn the wisdom of the last century when it comes to landlordism”

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/19/end-of-landlords-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-uk-housing-crisis

[Anna B]

1 hour ago, redruby said:

This is an interesting article which I’ve posted on another thread but is also relevant to this one.

“Mass-scale housebuilding isn’t necessary – there is already enough housing stock. But we need to learn the wisdom of the last century when it comes to landlordism”

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/19/end-of-landlords-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-uk-housing-crisis

Well said.

[Tony]

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“Mass-scale housebuilding isn’t necessary – there is already enough housing stock.

 

It's total ********. 🤣 Demand for housing doesn't change if the council owns it all instead of private owners. All that changes is choice, not volume. It doesn't even change pricing, that is also determined by demand divided by volume. 

 

It's surprising that the article passed a glancing blow with a sub-editors blue pencil, but this is the Graun so coherence isn't always a priority, never mind accuracy.