housing benefit reduction. a solution but the council is blocking it!

Dunroamin

Morlock wrote: »

As I have predicted, the property is not freed up but offered to a tenant who similarly under-occupies. This policy is not designed to free-up social housing, there is no guarantee that properties vacated are offered to tenants who fully-occupy.

But the HB amount is reduced, which is, of course, the idea.

nannytone_2

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I don't think it is inanity, and it certainly isn't clearer. In your first post on this thread, you said:

today i became aware that one of the tenants of the social housing flats is moving out tomorrow, and that they are no longer exclusively for young people. the council will be putting them up for bids next week ( it's already on the board in the council office, but no bids will be accepted until the internet site is updated over the weekend)

That is what sounds weird. The tenants were moving out on 4th May, and no bids would be accepted until after the weekend (7th May, as bank holiday).

So it's all a bit confusing.

regardless og ho weird it sounds, it is true! ok the tenant wasbr nivubf iut, but had abandoned the property.

my hosuing officer told me that the xounxil had refused to withdraw ythe property, but that he would go to his boss to overturn the decision. obviously it worked, and whille i feel bad for other people. i am struggling myself and have to make myself a priotity
should i just say 'let me starve while other people are housed'?

nannytone_2

skintmacflint wrote: »

Delighted to hear you've got things sorted, and hope you can be found a guide dog to work if and when you're ready to do so.

i still ridiculously cling to my silly amount of sight! i know a guide dog will be good for me.... but its difficult when you have false sight ( charles vonnet symdrome) its so jard to ignore what you think you can see!

nannytone_2

Dunroamin wrote: »

What's ironic about that?

i think it was the fact that i wasnt prepared to move 20 miles away fromm what i knew, abd a bew property has been classified on my doorstep.

on regards to housimng i have been extremely lucky. but how many others havent?
or dont they count?

nannytone_2

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Was ironic about that? Yes, a 2 bedroom property has been freed up for someone who needs it? Don't get where you are coming from with this?

Also, it is not a "nasty new tax", it's there for a purpose, and it's obviously working isn't it?

a single person will be moving into my 2 bed flat. so no9t a family

nannytone_2

Morlock wrote: »

As I have predicted, the property is not freed up but offered to a tenant who similarly under-occupies. This policy is not designed to free-up social housing, there is no guarantee that properties vacated are offered to tenants who fully-occupy.

this isnt a mutual exchange situation. someome that bid on the empty 1 bed property was given the choice by the HA. the empty 1 bed, or my 2 bed. he chose my 2 bed and thus i can move into the one bed,

nannytone_2

Morlock wrote: »

As I have predicted, the property is not freed up but offered to a tenant who similarly under-occupies. This policy is not designed to free-up social housing, there is no guarantee that properties vacated are offered to tenants who fully-occupy.

i have an excellent HA and their main priority ts to ensure that i am in a property that i can afford and am secure in. i cant say anything about the new tenant undericcupying because there is no shortage of housing in my area

nannytone_2

Dunroamin wrote: »

But the HB amount is reduced, which is, of course, the idea.

if you re4ceive HB. of you dont then its ok for a single person to occupy a 5 bed house? according to you it is!

it isnt abouut freeing homes for families,,,, its about whether you can pay
so if you have plenty oif money then the homeless and over crowded can rot?

Georgiegirl256

nannytone wrote: »

a single person will be moving into my 2 bed flat. so no9t a family

But surely they'll be getting the reduction in HB?

nannytone_2

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

But surely they'll be getting the reduction in HB?

he is working and paying full rent.
does that make it ok? a family is overcrowded because someone can affors the £14 reduction in HB>
the argument out forward is that people over occupying are keeping a family overcrowded.honeless.
the fact that another single person is taking over my current property disputes this. but they are paying full rent so they can have a million spare rooms.
at least be honest and say you want to cut benefit rather than blur things and pretend to care about homeless families