| Now the Tele has highlighted the fact Dundee City Council doesn’t appear to know how many people are on the housing list, I was wondering if they could find out how many people are on Abertay Housing Association’s waiting list.
I have been waiting for seven months. I am sleeping on my mother’s floor as I have separated from my wife.
I have my seven-year-old son come to stay with me three times a week but now his mother is getting fed up with this arrangement as he, too, has to sleep on the floor.
I have been to see Abertay on numerous occasions.
Please could the Tele help me as it seems you are the only people to get things done. — Homeless.
[A spokesperson from Abertay Housing Association said, “Abertay knows exactly how many applicants we have on our waiting list, it is 2074.
“This figure includes 142 existing tenants waiting for transfers, usually requiring larger homes due to increase in family size.
“We get about 200 voids a year, of these 50% are allocated as nominations to Dundee City Council, therefore we have only about 100 homes per year actually available for let.
“As you will be aware most social landlords in the city allocate homes on the basis of need.
“Therefore homeless applicants are given a higher priority than others and medical conditions also contribute to the assessment of need.
“The basic problem is that there is a housing shortage and we simply cannot meet the needs of everyone requiring a home.”] |