A STUDENT has told how she and her sister face being kicked out of their home in days – just three weeks after their mum died.
Brogan Webb, 23, claims housing association Sanctuary are chucking her and her sister Taylor out onto the street – making them homeless.
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Brogan, from Glasgow, took to Twitter to call out Sanctuary and told them she will fight them with everything she has.
She wrote: “After losing our mum to cancer less than 3 weeks ago, my sister and I have been told by @HelloSanctuary that we are to vacate our family home in the next 2 weeks, forcing us into homelessness.
“I’m not one to share my business online but this is too important not to.
“We have been advised that as my sister & I have both lived in student accommodation within the last 12 months, we gave up any rights to the house after my mum died.
“They have not provided an alternative to homelessness despite us advising them we can afford the rent.”
She explained that although Labour MP Paul Sweeney has been helping her and her sister, Sanctuary are still moving forward with the eviction.
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Brogan continued: “My sister and I are not yet destitute, we have a roof over our heads and can afford to stay where we are.
“We currently live in a 3 bedroom flat & are not naive in thinking that we would be able to keep this with there only being two of us now living here.
“Sanctuary Housing have dragged their heels in responding to my emails, not answering calls and being overall extremely difficult to deal with.
“They’re lack of compassion during the worst time in our lives should be shared for all to see. (1 response from 5 emails.)”
Brogan says that her family are lucky that they have people who won’t let them end up on the street – but that she is fighting for others who may not be as lucky.
She explained: “Losing our mum and now all of her belongings and the home she worked hard to make for us is beyond devastating and has left me with an anger I can’t even describe.
“It really is this easy for someone to become homeless.
“This time last month, I was living at home with my family blissfully unaware of the shitstorm that would soon become my life. If we didn’t have people behind us holding us up, we would be on the streets in weeks.”
She added: “Sanctuary, make no mistake, I will fight you on this with everything I have.”
A spokesperson for Sanctuary Scotland told The Sun: “We are very sorry for the loss the family have suffered and understand this is an extremely sad time.
“While there is a huge demand for properties in Glasgow, which means it is extremely important this home is offered to a family in need of three-bedrooms as soon as possible, we appreciate Ms Webb’s exceptional circumstances and will work with her to agree an extended timescale for the property to be vacated.
“We will also provide further support by offering advice on the alternative housing options that are available.”
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