Comments on: Sheltered housing warden cuts scrape through

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:10:25 +0000

I recall as a me member of the Older Persons Review in Essex I pointed out there were a host of charities , such as Age Concern and Help the Aged and the Citizen's Advice Bureau who provided free advice such as debt counseling and there were no gaps in the services, so what did they intend to spend the money saved on Sheltered Housing Wardens on…. Unsurprisingly they told me 'They did not know' but expected to find gaps !

In other words it can be construed that it is a money saving exercise, not an expansion of care. In effect I told them that what they were in danger of doing was to usurp what were now free services paid for by charities and convert them into paid for services and once they had done this they would be stuck with paying for these. hitherto charity provided assets for ever

sincerely

Vernon J Yarker
Chairman
The Sheltered Housing UK Association
http://www.shelteredhousinguk.com

By: Don't Call Me Dave

Don't Call Me Dave — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:54:05 +0000

Opps, typo in my last posting! I should have said “This policy is not, and never has been, about improving the service as is now retrospectively being claimed.”

By: Don't Call Me Dave

Don't Call Me Dave — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:48:07 +0000

Duncan

It has been pointed out elsewhere that the Conservatives had included the savings from scrapping the wardens as part of their budget proposals which were voted on by the full council before the consultation process had even taken place.

I am not a lawyer, but I would have thought that was sufficient reason for a judicial review. This policy is not, and never has been, about improving the service as is not retrospectively being claimed. It has only been about saving money.

I support the council’s attempt to cut spending, but there are much better targets than the wardens.