Please sign This petition Ian Duncan Smith to live on £53 a week.

Dunroamin

mazza111 wrote: »

But they do what their social workers advise them to do. It's social workers and homeless units who give them these properties in the first place. Not them who ask for them. Probably if there were more one bedroom properties in this area then they would be allocated them. So you wouldn't have any problems with that, just with 2 bedroom allocations, even though there aren't any 1 bedrooms....

To the best of my knowledge, social workers don't actually allocate properties - that's the role of the housing department. In addition, having been a foster parent for some years, I'd have to say that most teenagers in care take very little notice of what their social workers advise them to do, unfortunately.

As I said earlier, this policy of sticking care leavers in unsuitable accommodation (which hasn't been the case in the areas I've lived) causes so many problems that I'm surprised it's allowed to continue.

Dunroamin

bloolagoon wrote: »

Why wouldn't they move into shared accommodation? My nephew is on an apprenticeship and cannot afford to live alone. If he lost his position then the LHA rate pays £65 a week, his rent is £62 and includes gas, water, electricity and broadband. He would therefore have his full £56.60 a week, incidentally more than now, to live off.

Other than disabilities which I understand pay more, what am I missing here. Are student accommodation only available in Durham?

Didn't you know, shared accommodation is only suitable for young people who work, those who live on benefits deserve their own place, preferrably with a spare bedroom.;)

djdandew

Quick question not aimed at anybody in particular just a valid question.

How many people on here that are working are on benefits and have a spare bedroom will be advertising for a lodger to help those out that are going to find lt to hard to manage with the bedroom tax?
are to help you out so you don't need to pay bedroom tax?

Bare in mind you won't get any help vetting people so if you where concerned about your own safety should you take a complete stranger into your home doing this then you would have to pay for your own CRB check ect.

mazza111

Dunroamin wrote: »

To the best of my knowledge, social workers don't actually allocate properties - that's the role of the housing department. In addition, having been a foster parent for some years, I'd have to say that most teenagers in care take very little notice of what their social workers advise them to do, unfortunately.

As I said earlier, this policy of sticking care leavers in unsuitable accommodation (which hasn't been the case in the areas I've lived) causes so many problems that I'm surprised it's allowed to continue.

No, social workers help them fill out the forms to get their properties, they are then allocated by the allocations officers. Why was it ever unsuitable? I know of 2 kids here who have come out of care and into 2 bedroom properties because that's what we have in abundance. Would it be better to put them on the streets until a 1 bedroom becomes available? One now has 2 girls and works full time, and is happily married. The other is still on her own and suffering badly from depression. Which will probably now get worse now she has to find 14% of her rent. OK it's not a fortune to us who know how to work our money better, but this lass has had very little guidance from her so called parents.

Dunroamin wrote: »

Didn't you know, shared accommodation is only suitable for young people who work, those who live on benefits deserve their own place, preferrably with a spare bedroom.;)

Sigh, the sarcasm rises again... I don't think anyone has ever said that. Shared accommodation is fine most of the time. Especially with people who are going to take responsibility.

From my experience of working in homeless units, shared accommodation for homeless people didn't work out too well.....

MarkDawson_2

Signed! see how he feels having to sit home living on that.

oohes

Crellow4 wrote: »

This is simply ridiculous. If you want his lifestyle - work!

Agreed! Benefits shouldn't be comfortable. If people can live comfortably on benefits, what would be the incentive to get a job????
You're not going to die if you cut back on your standard of living for a while. Yes that may mean that you have to go without heating for a while, house share, live on rice and pasta, or get rid of your car. It won't kill you.

bigboybrother

Talk to most students - they would manage on it!

Thinking about it, I would be able to do it as well.

neverdespairgirl

mysterywoman10 wrote: »

I find it really sad that people are so bitter that they feel this is right, truly nasty.

No money to pay for house contents insurance, any small debts they may have nothing.

Hey let's just let them rot and if they end up homeless why should I care, I'm alright Jack.

Shame on those who think like that.

I think it's bizarre that people shoudl expect the state to pay, indefinitely, for more bedrooms in social housing than they actually need.

It's not about letting people "rot" or anything of the sort.

skintmacflint

Are more councils not making efforts to get unoccupied single room accomdation back onto the rental market. Saw an article where a council had identified 200 x 1 bed properties in their area which hadn't been lived in for over a year and been in discussions with the owners. .

They're offering up to £15000 loans to owners to upgrade on condition work is carried out within 1 year of loan being given and rents must be set at an affordable level for a minimum of 5 years. In that area they said it would cater for at least 25% of people who may want to consider downsizing.

mysterywoman10

djdandew wrote: »

Quick question not aimed at anybody in particular just a valid question.

How many people on here that are working are on benefits and have a spare bedroom will be advertising for a lodger to help those out that are going to find lt to hard to manage with the bedroom tax?
are to help you out so you don't need to pay bedroom tax?

Bare in mind you won't get any help vetting people so if you where concerned about your own safety should you take a complete stranger into your home doing this then you would have to pay for your own CRB check ect.

For information you can't CRB check someone in the circumstances of taking them in as a lodger.

http://www.completelycrb.co.uk/crb_explained.htm

The shared room rate for our area is £60 per week.

I have lodgers but I'm not on benefits.