Nurse 'left to live in a tent on a grass verge with Greggs and Tesco vouchers'

Nurse 'left to live in a tent on a grass verge with Greggs and Tesco vouchers' Former nurse Olivia Hill, 33, has been living in a tent on a grass verge after her council reportedly deemed her 'not a priority need' for emergency housing, despite having severe mental health struggles A homeless woman revealed how council workers handed her a tent and food vouchers after being told she wasn't considered a 'priority need' for emergency accommodation. Olivia Hill, 33, claimed she was labelled "high risk" for shared housing due to her mental health condition. She also claimed the NHS refused to admit her to hospital as she failed to meet its criteria - leaving her stranded and on the streets. Ms Hill, who revealed she has "severe" and fluctuating mental health problems, is currently living in a tent on a grass verge in Glossop. She claimed High Peak Borough Council originally recommended she set up the tent they provided near Woodhead Reservoir, close to Longdendale. She described feeling "broken and distraught" - and has no money, according to Manchester Evening News. Ms Hill stated: "I don't meet mental health criteria despite having an extensive mental health history including borderline personality disorder. Now they've left me with a tent and a food bag as I'm not a priority apparently for housing. "The mental health team at the hospital won't admit me and the homeless team at the council won't house me because I'm a mental health risk. I'm apparently not eligible for a house, but a tent on public land is fine. It is disgusting from the local council in my opinion. How they can say I am not vulnerable, I have no idea." Ms Hill - who revealed she was a former registered nurse - found herself homeless at the beginning of the month, having previously been staying in Glossop with family. She explained she spent time in a hostel in Manchester, then one in Cornwall, before making her way back to Glossop. Speaking to the MEN, Ms Hill disclosed she has complex mental health needs and has experienced "crises". Ms Hill confirmed she's claiming benefits, currently the lowest amount of Universal Credit, though expects her benefits to be increased next month. The 33-year-old said: "I spent all my money on hostels and came back to Glossop with no money. I applied to High Peak Borough Council and told them that I was homeless and vulnerable, and had no money. I also told them that I had had hospital stays. "Two or three weeks ago I also asked to be admitted to hospital, but was told I do not meet an admission and needed to be managed in the community. They discharged me knowing that I was homeless." She submitted a homeless application on June 9. In a document from the council, which Ms Hill provided to the Manchester Evening News, the local authority confirmed she had been "issued with a not in priority-need decision". It stated it would press ahead "with trying to relieve your homelessness as part of the ongoing relief duty which has yet to come to an end". The council, in its ruling, stated it was "not satisfied" she was vulnerable "as defined", adding that it would be referring her to a housing association "for additional support in sourcing housing and placing bids for social housing". Ms Hill said she had no idea when "ongoing duty relief" would come to an end. She said: "Instead, they brought me a tent and a sleeping bag and apologised. The homeless team will not house me in a shared home because they believe I am too high-risk because of my mental health." Ms Hill revealed that the tent and food were handed to her by the council in the car park of a B&M Bargains store. However, she explained she is unable to eat some of the food due to having no cooking equipment, and was also given vouchers for Tesco and Greggs. She said: "I was sleeping in my car for three days before I got the tent. I have asked for emergency accommodation, but they said that I do not meet the criteria. I have no children and I am not fleeing domestic abuse. "But I have been in mental health crisis on and off for a month. Apparently I do not need a hospital admission, but I am too unstable to go into a home. I do not know how the council can say I am not vulnerable. I have been completely failed by the NHS and local government." Ms Hill confirmed that the council's homelessness team were continuing to carry out welfare checks at her camping spot. The Mirror has contacted the council for comment.