Ooooh, Where’s My Tiny Violin?

A pregnant woman was forced to sleep on friends’ sofas over Christmas despite being weeks away from qualifying for a council-funded home.

Oh noes! Positively Dickensian! What about her husba…

Oh:

The single mum-to-be felt her shared house was inappropriate as she was suffering complications with her pregnancy so looked for a property as the council said it could advance her money.

The former retail manager said the council then u-turned on the offer of part funding her rent and, having left her accommodation in Tolworth, she was left homeless over Christmas.

Cruelly deceived not just by a man, but now by the council! Oh, it’s all too much!

She said: “I am gobsmacked to why they have done it to me. Being pregnant is stressful enough, you don’t want anything on top of that.”

*sniggers*

A council spokesman said Miss Hodgkinson left her accommodation against the council’s advice and funds could not be provided at the time because it was awaiting Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates for January.

Ah, so the council didn’t advise she decamped?

The council spokesman said the council was willing to continue providing Miss Hodgkinson with advice and support.

Said ‘advice’ presumably not restricted to ‘How about keeping your legs together on occasion?’…