Council house entitlement!!!

emily_jackson

MrsE wrote: »

Who the hell are you to tell the lady her kids need to move out, !!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

My daughter is 20 & will live at home for many years yet, perhaps this ladies children aren't running out the door to get away from her:rolleyes:

Might I suggest you try the arms you will like it in there.

Soyou don't like people insulting you but it's fine for you to insult them? :mad:

RoxieW

My thoughts exactly - from the way you've ripped into me Mrs E, I'm not surprised people thought you were being rude on a previous thread.

MrsE_2

emily_jackson wrote: »

Soyou don't like people insulting you but it's fine for you to insult them? :mad:

Its insulting & nasty to tell people to throw their kids out, because they shouldn't ask for a council house big enough to house them.

MrsE_2

RoxieW wrote: »

My thoughts exactly - from the way you've ripped into me Mrs E, I'm not surprised people thought you were being rude on a previous thread.

I haven't ripped into you at all.

Just trying to defend this poor lady (A TAX PAYER & COUNCIL RENT PAYER) against a load of abuse for "daring" to ask for am extra bedroom for her husbands young son.

melancholly

MrsE wrote: »

I haven't ripped into you at all.

Just trying to defend this poor lady (A TAX PAYER & COUNCIL RENT PAYER) against a load of abuse for "daring" to ask for am extra bedroom for her husbands young son.

i don't think the abuse has been at all necessary, but i do think it's quite cheeky to want an extra room for a visitor - that's the key issue, the child doesn't live there all the time so i can see how people get annoyed by that. given that council housing is in short supply, it has to be given on a needs basis and there will be other families in greater need..... i'm not meaning to bash the OP, just aiming to be realistic really.

i think the tone of the posts would be very different if the word 'entitlement' was changed - it's that that appears to have upset everyone! i think the strength of your defense has somewhat stirred it up too - there have been some shameful posts on here, but starting fights over them just takes over the whole thread. ignore the nasty posts or report them to abuse, but don't draw further attention to them!!

MrsE_2

melancholly wrote: »

i don't think the abuse has been at all necessary, but i do think it's quite cheeky to want an extra room for a visitor - that's the key issue, the child doesn't live there all the time so i can see how people get annoyed by that. given that council housing is in short supply, it has to be given on a needs basis and there will be other families in greater need..... i'm not meaning to bash the OP, just aiming to be realistic really.

i think the tone of the posts would be very different if the word 'entitlement' was changed - it's that that appears to have upset everyone! i think the strength of your defense has somewhat stirred it up too - there have been some shameful posts on here, but starting fights over them just takes over the whole thread. ignore the nasty posts or report them to abuse, but don't draw further attention to them!!

I agree she is probably not entitled to one & doesn't NEED one. No arguement there at all.

It was the sheer rudeness because she dared ask.

Had she asked about what benefits she was entitled too, she probably would have got a load of helpful replies & IF anyone dared to be rude, a load of support & defence.

But then its not PC is it?

glossgal

Have just caught the end of this thread and read backwards out of curiousity to see the 'nasty abuse' aimed at OP for myself. What I found on the whole is people getting on the defensive!

Lets cut to the chase people. OP asked a question that was at best very naive, at worst alluding to a little greed on their part. The truth maybe lies somewhere inbetween. Peope are getting shirty (if you want to call it that) because its another example of the 'here's my problem what are you going to do about it' culture. I don't think anyone is suggesting that the OP or people in council houses are second class citizens but even the mere fact there is a query as to whether a bigger house might be available (when evidently uneccessary) reflects a certain mindset surely?

Also, the OP may not deserve grief but I'm a reletive newbie and even I know the kind of response this thread would be likely to generate so it's a bit late in the day to play coy....

emsywoo123

What is happening to MSE?!! Crikey, I feel sorry for new people who stumble across threads like this looking for help and advice and see 'certain' people repeatedly making abusive posts...........

Smashing

Ooh, it's like an episode of Jermey Kyle in here. All we need is a love triangle and a DNA test and we're all set.

DGJsaver

To the original OP



Money saving expert website

BIGGER house JUST for a visitor ?

































I suggest asking for a SMALLER house;)