Recently, according to the British "Sun" newspaper, a pregnant woman living in a small broken house was frightened because her community said that it would not provide her with an apartment unless she gave birth.
(Caitlin pregnancy photos and the cabin where she lives)
The pregnant woman, 20 years old, is named Caitlin Rollinson. She will give birth in a few weeks, but when she asked the local Ukh Housing Authority to move her out of her cold little dilapidated house, no one paid any attention to her.
The mother-to-be's rented apartment collapsed during the lockdown and she had to move back to her parents' house. Because her parents didn't have enough space, she had to move to a small broken house at the end of the garden. Caitlin immediately contacted the community in the hope of obtaining a housing assessment – she believes that the small broken house is not suitable for the life of a newborn baby.
But eight months pregnant, Caitlin is still trapped in a small dilapidated house, crying almost every day about housing problems.
(Caitlin is now more than 8 months pregnant.) ）
She also said the housing officer who received her told her he would find her a place to live if she became a Labour Party member.
Speaking about the nightmare, Caitlin told The Sun: "After the lockdown, I stayed in my parents' garden hut and then I found out I was pregnant. I contacted the community for help as I couldn't have a baby in the cabin. I first found out about this last summer, when I was 10 weeks pregnant. The community did a quality assessment of the wooden house at that time, and they said that the wooden house was not suitable for raising the baby because there was no central heating system, no place to bathe the baby, and no heat insulation. They said they would move me quickly, and apparently they didn't. I had to spend the whole winter in the cold cabin. I am now 35 weeks pregnant and are very uncomfortable and can hardly move, and the cabin still has no heating, so I can only sleep in very cold conditions. ”
(The chalet where Caitlin lives doesn't have heating.) ）
Caitlin feared she could give birth at any time, so she wouldn't have a suitable home with children. The problem has not been resolved for half a year. Caitlin said she was "out of the way" because she had nowhere to put a crib or stroller for her child and she felt the community wouldn't take care of her.
When Caitlin was contacted by a Reporter from The Sun, the local council had said it would give priority to temporary accommodation for her, but her claim would still not be permanently resolved.
Caitlin added: "When I emailed my housing caretaker, he said, 'When you give birth, we'll find you a place to live'. This is not reassuring. When I gave birth in the hospital, when I yelled, they wouldn't take care of me. Why can't they find me a place to stay now so I can arrange a crib for my kids. For the past eight months, they've basically done nothing, even though I've been crying and calling them every week. ”
Caitlin's mum and midwife have tried their best to help the 20-year-old girl, but they are "mad" by the pressure. She said: "My mum did her best to help me buy baby clothes. But I don't build cribs, I don't build strollers. ”
According to Caitlin, community workers said they would move her to the mother and baby ward, but a hospital closest to Caitlin was an hour and a half away.
Caitlin suffers from depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. She said she needed support when she had a baby, not being "isolated" by the community or parliament.
She added: "There was nothing I could do about it. I was so stressed that I wanted to cry all the time. I don't know what else I can do. ”
A spokesman for the local council said: "If the lady has not yet obtained a permanent residence through the Housing Registration Agency, we will provide her with a temporary residence until a more suitable place of residence is found." The woman will now be given priority in temporary accommodation so she can get medical support and help from friends and family when she needs it most. ”
"We did discuss the placement of mothers and babies in the field, but this bill was never formally put forward because after many communications with this lady, we did not think this plan was feasible," the spokesman said. The local council does not have an inventory of affordable housing suitable for her, so the woman will not be given permanent housing arranged by parliament. Instead, we rely on the partners of the Housing Association to provide this lady with long-term social assistance type housing. These properties are offered through our home registration. However, we currently have more than 2,000 families waiting for this type of housing.
"So, very unfortunately, Parliament is temporarily unable to meet this lady's needs, which may lead to a long waiting time for this lady in terms of housing registration." The spokesperson said.
"Our housing team is in regular contact with Ms. Rollinson. We wanted to make sure we could find the accommodation she needed at the right time. The spokesman revealed.
Correspondent Asay