COULD YOU LIVE ON £7 .50 A DAY

[Andrew]

And what about those on the dole who cannot claim dole after 6 months because the spouse is working.

[chesters1]

They shouldnt be allowed to claim dole at all

My wife never worked i supported her as have generations of men ,no different the other way round,benefits should only be for the poor not a source of a second income

 

Council houses should be for the poor not those with two incomes or even 1 income if its over average wage (even that is to high)

Theres a certain union leader in one who earns twice what an mp does!

Edited April 2, 2013 by chesters1

[big_cod]

They shouldnt be allowed to claim dole at all

My wife never worked i supported her as have generations of men ,no different the other way round,benefits should only be for the poor not a source of a second income

 

Council houses should be for the poor not those with two incomes or even 1 income if its over average wage (even that is to high)

Coucil houses only for the poor why is that chesters i was brought up on council estate a very nice one margaret thatcher was very clever in bringing the right to buy by getting people to put a rope round there neck a very clever way of stopping strikes in the old days but not everybody wants to go down that route and prefer to rent but not at the massively inflated rates they are now paying, or a lot of the time the tax payer because the councils done build any affordable housing anymore its just left to money hungry landlords we have today to exploit the lack of affordable housing and the tax payer.

 

paul.

Edited April 2, 2013 by big_cod

[chesters1]

The idea was ok but the outcome flawed and replacement houses not built to cover the losses ,mind you if you can afford any mortgage should you be in a council house?

The idea of acouncil house that its for those that cannot afford to rent in the private sector not so you can get richer paying less rent than those in the private sector

Once your income rises to a certain level i would if i were the council force you to move into the private sector so those less well.off have somewhere to live

Thatcher didnt put a rope around your neck you did she only gave you the opertunity to she didnt force you to

Not sure its the domestic market forcing up rent with supply and demand if you think just legal immigration needs an empty town the size of peterborough every year to house them you can see the problem

Edited April 2, 2013 by chesters1

[Ken L]

Coucil houses only for the poor why is that chesters i was brought up on council estate a very nice one

I give up. I have absolutely no idea what where you grew up or how nice it was has to do with the provision of subsidised social housing.

I'm with Chesters on this one. Tax payer subsidised social housing should only be available to those who have very limited incomes.

[big_cod]

I give up. I have absolutely no idea what where you grew up or how nice it was has to do with the provision of subsidised social housing.

I'm with Chesters on this one. Tax payer subsidised social housing should only be available to those who have very limited incomes.

Ok ken AFFORDABLE housing ken open your eyes we are not all living in the london bubble and its surrounding areas my daughter and son inlaw are both on low incomes have 2 small children and pay a high amount of rent they cant afford to buy a house in whitby i think you have forgot just how much the cost of living is these days electric ,gas, food has rocketed they are the tip of the iceberg is because you were brought up in council house or subsidised housing as you call it does it make you somebody different affordable housing these days is a hugh problem and its getting worse by the day and it will continuie to get worse under this goverment believe me the **** hasnt hit the fan yet homelessness will increase under the new measures which have just come into force its becoming a very selfish society geared by some very selfish people who dont have clue how the other half live.

 

 

paul.

Edited April 3, 2013 by big_cod

[barry luxton]

Ok ken AFFORDABLE housing ken open your eyes we are not all living in the london bubble and its surrounding areas my daughter and son inlaw are both on low incomes have 2 small children and pay a high amount of rent they cant afford to buy a house in whitby i think you have forgot just how much the cost of living is these days electric ,gas, food has rocketed they are the tip of the iceberg is because you were brought up in council house or subsidised housing as you call it does it make you somebody different affordable housing these days is a hugh problem and its getting worse by the day and it will continuie to get worse under this goverment believe me the **** hasnt hit the fan yet homelessness will increase under the new measures which have just come into force its becoming a very selfish society geared by some very selfish people who dont have clue how the other half live.

 

 

paul.

dear ohh dear, what makes you think everyone inspires to London. It's a rat hole, it's full up, over crowded, stinky, polluted (traffic can't move) expensive. They knock down two houses and build twenty affordable flats. There's no parking, the skyline is being blocked out. the traffic can't move, huge bus lanes, traffic lights on each corner, junction, hours upon hours to get across the capitol, there's hundreds upon hundreds of cameras for when you put you foot out of line, like two wheels in a box junction for mili seconds or caught in a loading bay for two minutes, me last week. Very little English is being spoken. The open door socialist policy has broken down. It's knackered, your previous government saw to that. Come on down, you'll enjoy the dream.

[Ken L]

Ok ken AFFORDABLE housing ken open your eyes we are not all living in the london bubble and its surrounding areas my daughter and son inlaw are both on low incomes have 2 small children and pay a high amount of rent they cant afford to buy a house in whitby i think you have forgot just how much the cost of living is these days electric ,gas, food has rocketed they are the tip of the iceberg is because you were brought up in council house or subsidised housing as you call it does it make you somebody different affordable housing these days is a hugh problem and its getting worse by the day and it will continuie to get worse under this goverment believe me the **** hasnt hit the fan yet homelessness will increase under the new measures which have just come into force its becoming a very selfish society geared by some very selfish people who dont have clue how the other half live.

 

 

paul.

I call it what it is. "Council house" is a term that is now used without thinking and it fails to communicate the reality that it's not just cheaper housing, it's cheaper housing because it's subsidised from taxes.

 

As to the question of high rents: If one were to level the playing field by getting rid of subsidised council houses and housing benefit, not only would the market drive up wages and drive down rents but landlords with huge portfolios would find that they are no longer making a killing through housing benefit and would sell their housing stock. This would increase availability and lower house prices as well as rents to more afordable levels.

[garylee]

I call it what it is. "Council house" is a term that is now used without thinking and it fails to communicate the reality that it's not just cheaper housing, it's cheaper housing because it's subsidised from taxes.As to the question of high rents: If one were to level the playing field by getting rid of subsidised council houses and housing benefit, not only would the market drive up wages and drive down rents but landlords with huge portfolios would find that they are no longer making a killing through housing benefit and would sell their housing stock. This would increase availability and lower house prices as well as rents to more afordable levels.

I don't see how you make the link between low cost council housing and the high cost of private rent ?

It would be better to build more social housing and rent at cost so people have a choice whether to rent private, social housing or to buy.

[Andrew]

Why not sign this and see if that arrogant get Ian Duncan Smith will do as he says for once.

The arrogant get said he could manage on £53 a week SIGN HERE