{"id":79118,"date":"2024-09-02T02:38:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T19:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=79118"},"modified":"2024-09-02T02:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T19:38:37","slug":"were-going-to-be-kicked-out-because-we-havent-paid-rent-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/were-going-to-be-kicked-out-because-we-havent-paid-rent-for-months\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re Going To Be Kicked Out Because We Haven\u2019t Paid Rent For Months\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not being able to pay rent and afford basic care for yourself and your family is something many people are experiencing, especially in today\u2019s times. This young family has been told to vacate their home with just seven days notice, and now it looks like they may end up on the streets.\n

Amy Winter, 26, and Joshua Thain, 27, are parents to three young children. Currently, Amy is pregnant with their fourth child. Sadly, the young couple live off benefits and have not paid rent for many months. The pair were ordered to leave their home by January 31st. Therefore they are now waiting for them to break the door down.\n

\u201cIt\u2019s that bad we don\u2019t go out or anything because we\u2019re worried. I\u2019ve asked my family if they can help, they can\u2019t help with accommodation because they\u2019re only living in one bed and two bedroom houses. The only person who is trying to help is my partner\u2019s uncle but he lives down in Somerset.\u201d – Amy Winter\n

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Amy Winter with her husband Joshua Thain and children Lexi, Skye, and Daisy-Mae Image Credit: Huddersfield Examiner\n

According to reports, nobody wants to help them\n

Amy told The Sun that the housing association said they would \u201cput them on the streets\u201d. According to the Barnsley Council, they have offered the couple options but they refused as it meant the family would need to split up.\n

\u201cI think Barnsley Council need to get off their backside and figure out what they\u2019re going to do, instead of just telling us one thing and next thing a different thing. I ain\u2019t separating my family up after everything that\u2019s gone on with Josh losing his mum, I said \u2018I ain\u2019t separating my family just because you want me to\u2019.\u201d\n

Unfortunately, the home is owned by Sanctuary Housing, and neither of the pairs names are on the tenancy agreement. According to them, they have been living there with Victoria Robertshaw, Joshua\u2019s mother. But she passed away from Covid in August last year at the age of 45.\n

The Council says they have done what they can\n

According to Yorkshire Live, a spokesperson for Sanctuary Housing has said that this was not a rash or sudden decision. The couple have lived in the home for months without paying rent.\n

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Image Credit: Huddersfield Examiner\n

\u201cOn Monday January 31, an Outright Possession Order for this property was granted by a judge at court which asks the occupants to vacate it within 7 days. The proceedings related to significant rent arrears that have built up with no rent being paid for several months. This despite our attempts to resolve the issue before going to court. \u201cWe have been liaising with Barnsley Council to ensure the occupants can access alternative accommodation as soon as possible, so this property can then be offered to a family who are currently waiting on Barnsley\u2019s housing list.\u201d\n

\u201cBarnsley Councillor Jenny Platts, added more. \u201cOur housing team are continuing to work with the couple and are offering them advice around their housing options and support to consider alternative accommodation.\u201d\u201d\n

Source: thepremierdaily\n

Note: We are republishing this story which originally made the news in February 2022.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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