Is this right?

ukcarper

Graham_Devon wrote: »

It's not security thats my personal issue here. Have as much security as you want.

It's taking far more than is actually required.

Housing benefits only pays for enough rooms. Kids share for instance if they are the same sex.

Housing benefits for those who work and get top ups will only pay up to the size needed, and bedrooms needed.

Yet a couple walks into a brand new 3 bed home, leaving 2 spare bedrooms, and reduced rent, simply because "they had it before" with a cheque from the taxpayer for the upheavel.

No one gives a flying <insert appropriate word here> what anyone had before in any other circumstance.

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If the council had built decent accommodation for older people then they might not have such a problem in convincing them to move. My mother move to a 1 bed maisonette and the there is not a shortage of people willing to move out of their 3 bed houses into similar properties. But can you blame a 60-year-old couple for not wanting to move into a tower block.

sjaypink

ukcarper wrote: »

Plenty of babyboomers living in council houses and working at the same time.

Yeah, but they bought theirs off Thatcher, MEWd, bought a Rangey, time share in the Algarve & put a hot tub and decking in the back yard, so that doesn't count

DexterA

sjaypink wrote: »

Thats not true (think about it).

The difference you are referring to is HB and LHA, which is usually, but not always, associated with social and private renting.

LHA will generally only pay for 'rooms needed', HB is not so rigid.

How come you're still coherent. Shouldn't you be drunk by now (confused)!?

ukcarper

sjaypink wrote: »

Yeah, but they bought theirs off Thatcher, MEWd, bought a Rangey, time share in the Algarve & put a hot tub and decking in the back yard, so that doesn't count

If only that was true.

Graham_Devon

ukcarper wrote: »

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If the council had built decent accommodation for older people then they might not have such a problem in convincing them to move. My mother move to a 1 bed maisonette and the there is not a shortage of people willing to move out of their 3 bed houses into similar properties. But can you blame a 60-year-old couple for not wanting to move into a tower block.

What is the matter with people?!

Some of them don't HAVE to move to tower blocks. They OWN other properties!!!!

I really do not get how some can back up such an insane system. But back it up they do. I simply cannot grasp it.

What on earth is wrong with just looking at peoples assets and finances, and then deciding whether they should actually use their own assets like the rest of us, instead of the states, and getting taxpayer money for the "inconvinience".

I do give up though. Some obviously cannot see the injustice, and thats that.

ukcarper

Graham_Devon wrote: »

What is the matter with people?!

Some of them don't HAVE to move to tower blocks. They OWN other properties!!!!

I really do not get how some can back up such an insane system. But back it up they do. I simply cannot grasp it.

What on earth is wrong with just looking at peoples assets and finances, and then deciding whether they should actually use their own assets like the rest of us, instead of the states, and getting taxpayer money for the "inconvinience".

I do give up though. Some obviously cannot see the injustice, and thats that.

I wouldn’t have thought that there were that many people doing that as most would buy their house at the reduced rate.

Jimmy_31

ukcarper wrote: »

I wouldn’t have thought that there were that many people doing that as most would buy their house at the reduced rate.

why buy when you can live rent free if you retire with nothing saved.

Graham_Devon

ukcarper wrote: »

I wouldn’t have thought that there were that many people doing that as most would buy their house at the reduced rate.

So should we simply ignore the fact that there ARE some who have enough wealth?

Maybe we should do that for benefits too?

sjaypink

DexterA wrote: »

How come you're still coherent. Shouldn't you be drunk by now (confused)!?

Do I know you?!

(I've just got better at faking)

DexterA

Are we still debating housing(?). It's becoming a little repetitive, like ground-hog day.

A more pressing question: San Miguel or triple filtered Stella, which should I pick next? Any ideas?