A huge public outcry after Cornwall Council denied help to a veteran and his family in Falmouth who face being made homeless has seen organisations from across the nation step up to help.

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Such is the extent of concern that even the Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne vowed to help former soldier Jamie Streets find a permanent home for his family of six on his visit to Falmouth this week.

The chancellor joins an ever increasing band of people and organisations who have offered to help after Jamie, his wife Charmaine, and their four children face the prospect of being turfed out onto the streets after Cornwall Council rejected their application for housing.

Offers of help and support have flooded in after the family’s ordeal was exclusively reported in last week’s Packet, and Cornwall Council is now reviewing their position.

Jamie, his wife Charmaine and their four children, are facing the prospect of being turfed out onto the streets after the council rejected their application for housing.

Jamie, 34, had served in Afghanistan and Kosovo before being medically discharged in 2013, against his will, after a malignant brain tumour was discovered. When he was unable to find a job, the family had to give up their privately rented house and move into temporary council housing but have now been told they will not receive a permanent council property because they had made themselves homeless.

Mr Osborne was tackled on the issue by a Packet reporter during his visit to Falmouth on Monday when he said: “We owe a huge debt to people who fight on our behalf. In recent months we've announced £40 million extra for veterans' accommodation. I will make sure we look at this particular case and see if this individual can benefit from that.

“People who fought on our behalf should be properly treated and properly looked after. That’s certainly what I want to see happen. We’ve got the money there, so I’ll see if there’s anything I can do to make sure in the case of this particular individual, he gets properly housed.”

The Streets – Jamie, Charmaine and children Tyler, 15; Leo, 13; Briea, nine and Suvannah, two, have also been offered help, not only relating to their housing crisis but also in helping Jamie’s job prospects. National charities including Help for Heroes, the RBLI, the Veterans Association UK, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and Armed Forces Bikers among others have offered support.

The response has come as a complete surprise to the family. Charmaine, who was born and grew up in Falmouth, said: “We are both overwhelmed by the support we have had. We never imagined it would be so massive and it’s all down to a few friends who shared the story on Facebook and Twitter. It has been phenomenal – to think that so many people we know and others we don’t know are supporting us.

“Our phone, Facebook and email have not stopped – every second another message comes through. We have been thoroughly overwhelmed and humbled by all the support.”

The family has received particular support from the charity UK Homes for Heroes whose representative David Wood travelled down from Bournemouth to accompany Charmaine to a meeting at Cornwall Council yesterday morning. As a result, the council has agreed to review the Streets’ case and will be holding a further face-to-face meeting with Charmaine next week. “I do feel a lot more hopeful now,” she admitted.

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