Sanders concerned about warden reduction

Adrian Sanders, MP for Torbay, is leading a campaign in Parliament to prevent the removal of sheltered housing wardens. 

Adrian is the primary sponsor of Early Day Motion 432, which warns of the detrimental effect the reduction in budgets for wardens could have on vulnerable people and calls on the Government to ensure that no housing schemes have to suffer the loss of their wardens.

The motion is being supported by 41 other MPs and it is hoped that as more sheltered housing schemes become aware of the issues, they will convince their own MPs to support the motion.

Changes in funding structures and shifting spending priorities at a local level have seen many support worker posts come under threat, to be replaced by ‘floating support’ that does not offer a similar level of care.

Adrian said: “There are many vulnerable people living in sheltered housing and it is our duty as a society to ensure that they are looked after.  Taking away this vital support is a desertion of our basic human principles and the Government, if it has any credibility, cannot let this happen.”

“I have met with sheltered housing residents in my constituency and they are very worried.”