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By: Homelessness inquiry on a knife edge « Red Alert

Homelessness inquiry on a knife edge « Red Alert — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:26:09 +0000

[...] my colleague Grant Robertson posted earlier, Labour is hoping to establish an inquiry into homelessness at the social services select [...]

By: al zhiemer

al zhiemer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:17:59 +0000

In whangarei there are homeless mental patients roaming the streets.Liberated people i dont think so.

By: millsy

millsy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:16:53 +0000

Ironically, it was Labour who started the closing down of all these mental institutions that have contributed to the homeless. Take the ‘liberated’ mental patients out of the equation and you will see a large difference in the numbers.

That said, homelessness is a national concern, especially as the cost of accomodation skyrockets year after year.

It really digusts me how hard it is for people to find accomodation.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:01:10 +0000

Grant, you may find Humphrey was embellishing FDR, who said many years before that “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have too much – it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”

By: Olwyn

Olwyn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:07:24 +0000

These are compelling concerns, and should be up there alongside economic concerns, rather than contingent upon them.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:50:11 +0000

Grant, really glad to see this post. The work of the Ministry is indeed very inspiring but also very practical. They get some of their funding from local and central government. I hope none of this is under threat.

By: Spud

Spud — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:24 +0000

I think it’s great what Labour are doing. I’ll be more than happy to contribute in tax to make sure the elderly are kept decently.

I feel for the drunkards on very low income who wander the streets and get ridiculed by passers by.