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James Jones | 26.10.2007 16:40 | Liverpool

Cobalt Housing and the right to work

A friend of mine recently won a business scholarship.He's been long term unemployed for 20 years due to a disability.The development of a new drug made him feel he could get back out there.So he entered a national scheme for a business scholarship and won a place.The grant available was insufficient to pay for a business property so he thought he would open up from home first for about a year.Not to be.Cobalt housing,without negotiation said NO.It's not in Cobalts intrest as a charity housing to have tenants who can afford to pay rent and even buy.What would they do if people were all able to buy their discounted homes?They would be out of business.And thats what they are.Wrap it up anyway you like .Call it charity but they and their directors are on a nice little earner that would be out of business if everyone could buy.So you see the policy of no business from home is a calculated decision to keep you down and to keep them up.If anyone knows any law about charity's can you post back on this one?

James Jones

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  1. Not Cobalt's fault, blame Parliament — Carol Laidlaw
  2. Right to buy — Carol Laidlaw
  3. Cobalt Housing — Can't think of a name sometimes, can you?
  4. The Claim that you can not work from home is nonsense for certain pursuits — Former Cobalt Employee who worked from Home
  5. No, I Am Not Wrong — Carol Laidlaw
  6. well carol — James Jones