Housing Department news


No jobs in UK but tutor and family must quit the island

A FAMILY of five will be forced to leave the island after losing an appeal against the Housing Department’s refusal to reconsider an application for a compassionate licence.


No housing promises made to fire victim

APPLICANTS for social housing are never promised that they will be housed at a certain time or at a certain location, the Housing Department has said.


Woman, 65, and her daughter tried to hide insurance money

A 65-YEAR-OLD woman and her civil servant daughter were each ordered to serve 100 hours’ community service after admitting conspiring to defraud the Housing Department.


Housing seeks private help for first-time buyers’ loans

FIRST-time buyers are to be helped by the Housing Department in a new venture.


‘Homeless’ mum is ‘playing the system’

How the story broke on Tuesday. (0631169) HOUSING claimant Michelle Savident deserves nothing from the States, says her former husband.


‘We worry over drug costs while housing licences waste millions’

Mike Hadley. (0559990) HOUSING licence policies are wasting more than £10m., a Health and Social Services board member has claimed.


Bungalow plan for Mont Arrive

STATES houses at Mont Arrive are to be replaced with bungalows designed for older people.


We need more access to Housing, says Sarnia

HOUSING must work closer with the voluntary sector, according to the Sarnia Housing Association.


New Housing wants to help the first-timers

HELP for first-time buyers could be on the way.

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