Crash Plan- Fewer Houses

The much-advertised crash housing programme is nothing more thar a government propaganda charade. This became clear when three men from the Shelter 'homes', Glasmullen, marched into the office of the Housing Trust general manager Wilford Hornibrook. The men, accompanied by a member of the P.D. Central Committee, refused to leave Hornibrook's office until he agreed to see them. They were fed up trying to get satisfaction by more 'normal' methods.

During the interview, the three men, Patrick McClenaghan, George McMullan and Daniel Piper, demanded to know why seventeen families - who had been burned out last August - had still not been rehoused.

Hornibrook told them that there was "a very limited number of * houses available’. Nearly all the houses in W. Belfast had been allocated, but he could offer them flats or houses in other areas. The men said flats would not be acceptable because they had families, and outof-town houses would mean they would have to look for other jobs.

The men wanted to know what had happened to the 'crash housing programme' and the promise that all Questioned about the Gkn Road a result of the 'srash' programme FEWER house had been built there than had been planned before the ‘erash' programme. "The original said Hornibrook, "but when the 'crash' programme was decided upon, we constructed a different 91 fewer - could be built."

When asked how many more of the 'crash' programme than would have been built anyway, Hornibrook told his questioners to "Ask the Commissioner of Complaints .

What is Hornibrook hiding?

anything more than a Government publicity stunt at the expense of those people burnt out?

Could it be true that as a result of the 'crash' programme fewer houses have been built in Belfast than were orginally planned?

these questions, perhaps some Stormont M.P. would get off his ass and find out the truth.

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those turned out would be rehoused.

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houses were built in Belfast because neglected.

Is the 'crash' housing programme Since Hornibrook will not answer traffic.

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YN Ra ys bg = YAY Oy bs | SE ee eee FROM A SOCIAL WORKER The extensive floods in Belfast have considerably worsened the plight of working class people in the slums of Belfast. Many people have lost all their furniture, clothing and bedding. They have not got the money to replace these and the Supplementary Benefit grant of £15 per household and £5 per person are far from adequate. Thus they are living in the most abject poverty and squalor.

In the lower Falls many of the houses are now no longer inhabitable. The sight of people in Durham Street living in houses with rotten and broken floorboards, damp walls and unsafe ceilings is Similarly in Roden Street, Donegall Road, North Howard St Cupar Street, people including Old Age Pensioners and handicapped people, have been badly They have been left to pay for their own repairs to doors,floors, electrical appliances and for redecoration. The landlords say the Corporation is responsible; the corporation say the landlords. No one does anything.

Back entries are clogged with carpets, oilcloth, mattresses, and other flood and slime svaked material so that they are a health hazard and a haven for rats. We advise people to throw this stuff unto main roads where it will be cleared fast because it impedes People should claim their additional grants from Frederick Street. The officials are hoping that few people will apply and have not made information available to the needy. We again urge people to demand adequate compensation and stand up to bullying officials to demand adequate compensation and to stand up to bullying officials. However in some places only