Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
I'm sure they can receive a grant, Sludge, although i could be wrong.
They can. For furniture, white goods, bed linen, kettle, toaster etc. But, it is generally applied for via someone from the Housing Association team and they apply for the grant. There won't be any choice as to what make it will be but they'll be new items.

There's huge merit in encouraging recycled/refurbished furniture and that's a good thing for everyone in society and shouldn't be used as some sort of guilt-trip for poor, homeless or disabled people i.e. be thankful for what we're offering.

For the record, I'm not a big fan of the charity business models and would prefer a more local community-based approach and local hubs for people to turn to. When it comes to recycling, if we can remove the status elements and accept that we don't need to be buying new all the time, then there isn't the stigma associated with 'second-hand'.