London Housing applicants sent to coast

ukcarper

Generali wrote: »

I realise you weren't answering my point but if you're not paying for a house yourself and are relying on the rest of society (yeah Thatcher eh) to pay for you instead, how much say should you have in where you live?

I can feel a poll coming on. I've not done one for a bit.

I don't think it as easy as that some people not paying themselves work and need to be relatively near to where they work.


I see no reason why a young girl who gets pregnant with no means of support for herself or the baby should be given a house perhaps there should be form of hostel where help can be provided it doesn't have to be like some Victorian workhouse.


My main concern is the effect on the economy and well being of any area that has a large number of unemployed people dumped on it.

John_Pierpoint

ukcarper wrote: »

So you think it is OK to create ghettos for the unemployed is a good solution I wonder if you would feel the same if it was your area being chosen for that ghetto.

According to sensational headlines in my local paper, I live in such a ghetto.
Believe it or not, I do not resent the behaviour of the "migrants" wished upon my council tax bill. Were I uneducated, pregnant and living in a relationship that could not even earn better than benefits, I would do the rational thing and ditch the c a r p job and live on the benefits.
Not only do they get paid benefits and given free housing, their kids go to school with an extra pupil premium to encourage schools to take them.

The people I resent are the middle class do gooders who have refused to teach the realities of life to the young and trapped them into this situation.

There is not a lot of the latter living round here.

CLAPTON

ukcarper wrote: »

I don't think it as easy as that some people not paying themselves work and need to be relatively near to where they work.


I see no reason why a young girl who gets pregnant with no means of support for herself or the baby should be given a house perhaps there should be form of hostel where help can be provided it doesn't have to be like some Victorian workhouse.


My main concern is the effect on the economy and well being of any area that has a large number of unemployed people dumped on it.

Why do you think that run down sea side towns resent an influx of people with money who will provide jobs and employment?

Why is it better to retain unemployed people in expensive London houses at taxpayer expense when there are employed people desperate for a home there (at no charge to the taxpayer)?

Road_Hog

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

This is but one of many symptoms of the massive housing shortage in this country.

We are short a million+ houses today, and it's increasing by around 150K houses a year.

The only solution is to build more houses.

Actually, we could stop immigration. We have plenty of unemployed people, not enough homes, school places and the NHS is struggling.


Perhaps if we stopped letting people into the country, we wouldn't need to build so many houses.

carefullycautious

Really interesting set of answers thanks everyone.

I wonder if the young girl in question when she sits down in hastings on her own, with no family support and little or no chance of employment will think twice about repeating her actions.

Food for thought.

CLAPTON

carefullycautious wrote: »

Really interesting set of answers thanks everyone.

I wonder if the young girl in question when she sits down in hastings on her own, with no family support and little or no chance of employment will think twice about repeating her actions.

Food for thought.

actually that girl was escaping from an abusive family and was deeply grateful for the new start in life and has quickly made loads of friends and has started evening classes to learn new skills and has hopes of a much better life