Simone Strachan
@strachs79
Strategic Lead for @ShelterLDN. Focus is housing, quality support services, and social responsibility..sometimes Hip-Hop. Views: my own
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01-05-2017 09:54:28
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If you’re a Westminster City Council resident who is experiencing one or all of the following 1. rent arrears 2. struggling to meet your housing costs 3. You’re landlord has told you to leave. Come and see a Shelter London advisor this Friday. We’ll be on Kilburn High Road from 11-4pm.
A British NHS worker is desperate to return to war-torn Sudan in a bid to save his 76-year-old mother who has gone days without eating or drinking. He is calling on the government to create a Sudanese via scheme similar to the Ukraine one but Govt says NO mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/b…
Hisham says he needs to either find a way back into the conflict which has seen over 400 civilian deaths, or for the UK govt to step in & provide a family visa scheme for those with British relatives. A petition for the scheme is underway - you can sign 👇🏾petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6372…
It's appalling how entrenched racial inequality and discrimination are in private renting. Our research shows people of colour are a staggering 87% more likely to experience illegal acts by their landlord, and 22% more likely to experience damp and mould. More in The Independent 👇
📈 England has hit RECORD levels of homelessness due to the freeze on housing benefit, with over 100k households living in temporary accommodation. Our new blog sums up the latest evidence - and why the government must urgently #UnfreezeHousingBenefit. blog.shelter.org.uk/2023/07/record…
The new migration bill passed by the UK Parliament violates the country’s international human rights and refugee law obligations. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and I share grave concerns in this respect. Here is our joint statement👇🏻 unhcr.org/news/press-rel…
Thank you so much for your support today. For anyone asking about my #edfringe show, my one woman play is ‘Sunsets’. It’s about rom coms but also family. I’d love to have you there. I’m performing until the 27th at Gilded Balloon at 12.20pm. Thank you xx tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:4979/