{"id":2152,"date":"2018-03-19T19:04:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edinburghagainstpoverty.org.uk\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2018-03-19T19:05:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:05:12","slug":"solidarity-with-homeless-lone-parent-being-taken-to-court-by-council-for-rent-arrears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edinburghagainstpoverty.org.uk\/?p=2152","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDARITY with Homeless Lone Parent Being Taken to Court by Council for \u201cRent Arrears\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet 5.45 pm this Wed 21 March at Leith Library, 28-30 Ferry Rd, Edinburgh EH6 4AE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

To go to Council Leader Adam McVey’s surgery which starts at 6 pm<\/span><\/p>\n

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Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty can now give more details of this Wednesday\u2019s very important solidarity call-out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet 5.45 pm this coming Wednesday at Leith Library to support homeless lone parent D at Council Leader Adam McVey’s surgery. We will be insisting that the Council drop the court action against her. Incredibly CEC are taking her to court to force her to pay 4,100 pounds in supposed rent arrears, all of which should be covered by Housing Benefit. <\/span><\/p>\n

Because of these false “rent arrears” D and her young son were recently evicted from a Private Sector Leasing flat run by Link group under contract to the Council. The CEC refused to pay Housing Benefit to D despite the fact that she had no income apart from paltry benefits and no significant savings. Not content with making D and her child homeless the Council are now persecuting her via lawyers and the courts.<\/b> This is an all too common example of the Council’s contempt for working class people, denying rights and acting oppressively. <\/span><\/p>\n

Are we going to let them away with this?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Edinburgh Claimants \/ Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty told D’s local councillors about this injustice on 13 February, and have been pursuing the issue since then. We contacted the council leader’s office late last week. Still they refuse to drop the court action. When those in power will not listen to reason, we believe the most effective action is for people to join together and take action, as the North Edinburgh mums have shown<\/a> in their inspiring actions over the last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

We demand: <\/span><\/p>\n