'Rigid Bureaucracy' In Government Policy Is Preventing Solutions To Homelessness
The CEO of MidWest Simon says that 'rigid bureaucracy' in government policies and programmes is preventing possible solutions to homelessness from being acted upon. Jackie Bonfield, CEO of MidWest Simon says limiting the vacant property refurbishment grant to houses which have been idle for more than two years is an example of 'box-ticking' exercises which are counterproductive.