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

lighting_up_the_chalice

mazza111 wrote: »

BS and you know it. Many people can't move out specific areas because they have family commitments. I'm done with moving. I moved to the south east for work in the 80s, back to Scotland in the naughties. These days, I'm also caring for my disabled daughter, so moving out the area is not an option. And JFTR, I'm not affected by the BT. I downsized when the dd moved out, before there was any mention of BT. My next move, will be my last I hope. And it will still be in this area.

It's costing me a fortune already in fuel and it only takes me 5 minutes to get to the dd who was previously within walking distance.

You call it BS... I call it a simple statement of fact.

If they haven't got whatever you want, then you can't have it. Delusional rants about fuel costs and 5 minute journeys will do nothing to change that fact.

Dogger69

PasturesNew wrote: »

To be fair, the homeless person might be homeless because they are sleeping on their mum's sofa since Wednesday after their gf threw them out as they'd been cheating. There are 1001 ways one can be classified as homeless.

So ... the OP should bid on the property. Their position would probably trump a homeless person whose situation wasn't dire, health-threatening or long-standing.

In which case they would not be classed as homeless by the LA

Bryando

Dogger69 wrote: »

In which case they would not be classed as homeless by the LA

They would here!

lighting_up_the_chalice

Bryando wrote: »

They would here!

Indeed. And even in some areas south of the border. Some LAs give "reasonable preference" to non priority groups. We are catching up.... slowly!

Dunroamin

mazza111 wrote: »

I don't misunderstand at all, the pensioners don't want to move. Their usually in custom built flats. Usually all close to amenities and/or on bus routes etc. TBH I wouldn't move if it was me. You want what's best for you..We also have a lovely high rise block of flats, that's almost run like sheltered housing, with consierge, just for over 50s....

I made the exception for age related accommodation.

My late parents had a 1 bed council flat and they would have been thrilled to swap with someone who had a 2 bed, if for nothing else than the fact that we could have had a bedroom when we went to stay, rather than sleep on a sofa bed. The 2 beds would have been just as convenient as their 1 bed - they don't necessarily stick the same size flats all together!

Mind you, it would have cost them more because they paid their own rent.

lighting_up_the_chalice

Dunroamin wrote: »

Mind you, it would have cost them more because they paid their own rent.

Ahh.. The bedroom tax no-one ever mentions.

clemmatis

lighting_up_the_chalice wrote: »

In Newport alone, over 130 one bedroom social housing units have been let this year.

http://www.homeoptionsnewport.co.uk/Data/ASPPages/1/56.aspx

Though I didn't investigate what councils meant when they gave the number of flats available, I assumed they included only housing immediately available. Obviously that's less than fully satisfactory.

I noticed there were as many as 65 bids for some of the properties listed at your link.

Home Options shows 22 one bedroom properties available now.

According to Newport Council (in February) there are 1800 households affected and just 24 one and two bedroom properties available to rent.

The DWP's own analysis for England and Wales shows a surplus of three bedroom properties and a shortage of one bedroom properties ('surplus" relative to the number of people receiving HB).

shop-to-drop

Surely it would make sense to make those wanting to downsize a larger property a priority in the bidding process. Since then a larger property will become free enabling even more people in housing need to be helped.

lighting_up_the_chalice

clemmatis wrote: »

I noticed there were as many as 65 bids for some of the properties listed at your link.

And as few as.... ummmm.... 1 bid.

lighting_up_the_chalice

shop-to-drop wrote: »

Surely it would make sense to make those wanting to downsize a larger property a priority in the bidding process. Since then a larger property will become free enabling even more people in housing need to be helped.

Many providers (including Nanny's) are doing just that.