A MUM on benefits has slammed her local council after they put her and her two kids in a £500-a-week glamping chalet. Nicola Ibbotson said it was “degrading” to be housed for months in a one-room c…
A MUM on benefits has slammed her local council after they put her and her two kids in a £500-a-week glamping chalet.Nicola and her two kids have been living in the 'gamping pod' for months
The timber chalet has cost Cornwall Council nearly £500 a week, although the council said it had now found her a flat.But they were unable to find her suitable accommodation and instead put her in an out-of-season “glamping pod”. But Ms Ibbotson said it was difficult living in the small one-room chalet which includes a kitchenette and en-suite shower and toilet, with two young children.“I feel a bit angry about how I’ve been treated.
A spokeswoman for Cornwall Council said: “Cornwall Housing takes all possible action to help prevent homelessness. "Sometimes, depending on an individual’s circumstances, their preferred location and the availability of housing we might have to house tenants, for limited periods, in alternative forms of accommodation.Nicola said it was difficult living in the one-room chalet with two childrenThe chalet is costing the council nearly £500 a weekor call 0207 782 4368. You can
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