Bessie J

Aberdeenshire Council is Conservative led.

All councils in Scotland have a Scottish Welfare Fund. Funded by the Scottish Government for financial support in emergencies including homelessness.

I applied for financial support from Aberdeenshire Council when an intimidating private landlord (who wore a ring with a freemason symbol) wanted to sell up the flat I rented from him in 2nd lockdown. I had to find another home by myself as a single parent with a disabled child. There was lack of choice. I found another private rental which needed a month rent up front + another month rent, which mounted to £1400. I also needed to pay removal costs at £400.

I made the application online via Aberdeenshire Council website.

I had 4 weeks to vacate the private flat with an increasingly irate landlord who broke laws by turning up to the flat unannounced shouting abuse through the letter box and to move into the new private let.

In a panic I took out a high interest loan to cover, deposit new rent and removals.

Aberdeenshire council failed to keep to their policy of processing my application for financial support.

I contacted all local Councillors and local Conservative MP.

After 3 months I received a call from the council who refused any support as I already made the decision to move and they did not reimburse.