7NEWS: City of Gosnells tells WA government to step up support to deal with hoarding and people living in squalor
council spending big to clean up homes overrun by the collections of extreme hoarders says the state government needs to do more to address the problem at its source.
Between $10,000 and $11,000 is spent each time to clean up properties, but double that has been dropped in severe situations. Given many people don’t have the financial means to rectify the issue, the council is often left in an “unenviable position” of allowing people to continue living in unsanitary conditions or booting them out and leaving the person homeless.Credit:The council does call for reinforcements from the Department of Communities when it becomes clear children are living in squalor but says there is “limited support” for the city to assist adults.
“Whilst collaborating with external agencies will enable the most comprehensive response, local government services also have the ability to assist people living in hoarding and squalor conditions. “Local governments can clean the properties and remove hoarded items, however they do not employ trained health professionals who can assist those people to deal with the issues that have led to their hoarding or living in squalor.
This pile of rubbish at an Adelaide property had been growing for over a year before it was cleared in May.Along with the guidelines, the health department said it also provides councils with a toolkit that can point them in the direction of agencies that manage cases of hoarding and squalor.
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