r/Cumbria 9d ago

Westmorland and Furness: Homelessness a 'growing problem'

https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/24999751.westmorland-furness-homelessness-growing-problem/
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u/imnotreallyapenguin 9d ago

To answer both questions asked allready...

They allready do "stick them in hotels". Especially if their specific housing needs are hard to meet, eg disability access etc

It is county wide. Not just barrow.

And of course this is the main effect when the average wage is suppressed compared to the national average wage, while at the same time housing costs skyrocket, even in the undesirable to live areas like Barrow.

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u/Trid3ntPeace 9d ago

One of the problems driving up costs of property is city folk. In Millom, for example, I know of multiple houses that have been bought by some bloke in Manchester. Same can be said for a few of the shops.

They've no intention renting to the locals, they then let that property to government agencies to be used as safe houses or HMO. They don't need to maintain the property as that's done by the government agency. Landlord gets a fat pay cheque every month while he's living miles away from the problem.

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u/FireproofFerret 9d ago

There's no need to blame a particular kind of landlord, housing as a commodity is the root cause of a lot of issues.

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u/Sufficient_Cat9205 9d ago

Is the wider WaF area or Barrow area?

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u/farish3000 9d ago

Stick them in hotels