Thurrock Council said it believed Heidi Dodson would cope 'reasonably well' if she was made homeless.

A 56-year-old woman who is due to be evicted on 1 May has been told she should be able to “function reasonably well” if she ends up on the streets.

Thurrock Council wrote to Heidi Dodson rejecting her application for priority housing following an eviction notice from her landlord.

The council acknowledges Ms Dodson is eligible for help but maintained she would be able to cope if she becomes homeless and is not a “priority need”.

  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Ms Dodson’s local housing department suggested that even if being homeless led to her “having to sleep rough occasionally or in the longer term”, she would not be more vulnerable than another ordinary person in the same situation.

    The letter adds: "You are a person that I am satisfied can cope and function reasonably well with ‘day to day’ living and this would, I believe, still be the case if you were to become homeless or to remain homeless.”

    Wow. “We have nothing to offer you. Not even compassion.”