Why was Jailed Cllr Shelina Akhtar allocated Social Housing

Posted on | Monday, 27 February 2012 | No Comments

Tower Hamlets' Cllr Peter Golds has quite rightly raised the question of how a woman with no known housing need could jump approximately 23,000 other claimants on the local housing list. The list is based on the Housing Act 1996 and managed through a 4 Band system of prioritisation (http://bit.ly/zlpfrm). It would also be helpful to know which Band Cllr Akhtar was registered under.

Cllr Akhtar, who is now classified as a criminal, is still officially a Tower Hamlets Councillor and member of Lutfur Rahmans inner circle of Independents members.

Like Cllr Golds, we are waiting for a response. The longer we wait the graver becomes our concern. The response needs to come from the Mayor himself. I would press Cllr Golds and other Councillors, to raise this issue regularly until it is answered to the satisfaction to the constituents in Tower Hamlets.

Why didn't Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman reveal benefit fraudster cllr Shelina Akhtar?

Posted on | Sunday, 22 January 2012 | No Comments

I'm incredulous that a person found guilty of falsely claiming jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit at Thames Magistrates’ Court in July 2010, and with previous convictions for identical matters was ever admitted as a Councillor, or permitted to remain one! Was Lutfur Rahman unaware of her criminal record?! Why didn't he or fellow councillors act on this sooner?! As has been stressed by other concerned Tower Hamlet citizen's (far too few in fact), we demand integrity, and honesty from those elected to represent us. When this trust is abused we must also demand robust action against offenders including instant dismissal, legal action with an expectation of stiff custodial sentencing. Only then can we begin to stamp out this evil from our community and society as a whole. http://bit.ly/x1iEmy

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