DishDick
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Saw this programme today, now I am a bit hard nosed. I can´t stand people who don´t pay their way and expect a free ride, but I was so upset with the case of the ex-army turned taxi driver.
He had served his country, had reached a good rank. Had fought in the Falklands and Gulf war. He was up to date on his rent (70% of the house, he owned the other 30%), but he had other debts (I think 30K). He didn´t seem too bright (who knows what the horrors he saw in the army did to him), he had been ill with pneumonia so he couldn´t work as many hours as before. He was given just two hours to leave his house of 19 years, find somewhere for him, his partner and their pets. Absolutely haeart breaking.
I think in this sort of case, based on the circumstances shown in the programme, he should be given a second chance, this bombshell obviously shook him up and encouraged him to work long hours.
But really we need to support our armed forces - over 80% of homeless people are ex services. How disgraceful!
He should have been entitled to money whilst he was unwell. Also on a practical note, we should have advisers that go to these peoples houses, with full powers of entry, so they don´t get fobbed off, to give these people sensible money management advice.
Looking in his house he had expensive TVs, Apple Macbook Pro, Sky HD etc etc, Maybe 5K (including 3 years subs), a sixth of the debt. As he said, when he was in the army everything was provided so his money was for whatever he liked. I just think we should be helping these people, both finacially when they are sick but also help them to get back on track, so they don´t get evicted.
I am usually a good judge of character, and he seemed like a great bloke.
So So sad.
Oh yes, just to complete the picture, at the end of the process he owed 100K, ridiculous how can that happen?!?
He had served his country, had reached a good rank. Had fought in the Falklands and Gulf war. He was up to date on his rent (70% of the house, he owned the other 30%), but he had other debts (I think 30K). He didn´t seem too bright (who knows what the horrors he saw in the army did to him), he had been ill with pneumonia so he couldn´t work as many hours as before. He was given just two hours to leave his house of 19 years, find somewhere for him, his partner and their pets. Absolutely haeart breaking.
I think in this sort of case, based on the circumstances shown in the programme, he should be given a second chance, this bombshell obviously shook him up and encouraged him to work long hours.
But really we need to support our armed forces - over 80% of homeless people are ex services. How disgraceful!
He should have been entitled to money whilst he was unwell. Also on a practical note, we should have advisers that go to these peoples houses, with full powers of entry, so they don´t get fobbed off, to give these people sensible money management advice.
Looking in his house he had expensive TVs, Apple Macbook Pro, Sky HD etc etc, Maybe 5K (including 3 years subs), a sixth of the debt. As he said, when he was in the army everything was provided so his money was for whatever he liked. I just think we should be helping these people, both finacially when they are sick but also help them to get back on track, so they don´t get evicted.
I am usually a good judge of character, and he seemed like a great bloke.
So So sad.
Oh yes, just to complete the picture, at the end of the process he owed 100K, ridiculous how can that happen?!?
