How To Get A Council House - Proof They Dont Listen!

[silliemillie]

Just watched the above program, man with medical condition goes in to see the Council Officer who asks him 'how are you today', man replies 'I'm in a lot of pain', Council Officer comes back with, 'good. good'.

Couldn't believe my ears, just goes to show they don't listen.

[factor-fiction]

I think there's an element of not listening on both sides in some of the conversations I saw.
I noticed how many of the people wanting new accommodation were saying "I deserve...eg a house with a graden " but they were never asked why

[factor-fiction]

garden not graden.

I can't really see a solution. I can see there is a need for more for more housing but making it much easier to obtain would just create even more demand I think - for example people living with parents or who would otherwise move out of London- would go on the list.

[silliemillie]

Oh I totally agree FF, none of them really 'deserved' the property they wanted.

[silliemillie]

I did feel a little sorry for the man who couldn't find anywhere within his price range, he did try but London is expensive.

[silliemillie]

Sorry, worded that badly, the amount of housing benefit he was allowed.

[sherrardk]

I haven't watched it yet but it's really actually very difficult to get housing association housing. It's as rare as hen's teeth and you have very little input into where you end up.

[Old_Geezer]

"Good good" ???

Were they married ?

[silliemillie]

Dive buddy - I do total agree with you, I wouldn't keep having children if I was in the dire straights most of them seem to be.

Just felt sorry for that single man as you cannot get even a small place for the housing benefit he was allowed and even when he offered to make up the difference they wouldn't let him!

He was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[factor-fiction]

I can understand why the council turned down his offer to fund it himself from money he said friends and family would pay. They'd need some guarantee that the payments would be made regularly. He seemed to be in a lovely modern flat already so I'm not sure why he wanted to move. Also, I think if the housing benefit allowances were increased it would just mean private landlords would know they can push prices up even more.

I couldn't understand how that family who had been given a one bedroom place had managed to have 5 more children and now wanted to be rehoused. It's a dilemma- for the sake of the children more rooms are needed but I can see that parents shouldn't see having more children as a means of getting a bigger house.

[silliemillie]

The single man had a nice private property to suit his needs at an acceptable rent but the landlord want the place back.

[ivor4781]

think you will find a lot of editing here silliemille,there was obviously a cut between the guys saying he was in pain and the officer

[dave50]

I watched it last week and saw the woman who was about to lose her home because she was behind with the rent. However I did notice her nails were professionally manicured and she had an i-phone. Just a thought.

[tamborine]

1. A single man 30y+ wants to leave parents council house @ tax payers expense?
2.Woman wont vacate big flat unless TPayers offer a house with garden?
3.Single man gets ground floor flat & miracle 'arthritis' cure, limp gone?
4.Foreign couple lotsa kids no english want TP to fund them larger premises?

Its ALL unfair but good that TP landlords can cream back tax ;)

[silliemillie]

Yes, to be honest the bloke with limp was the only one I felt sorry for.

The rest of them on this program seem to be in situations they have made for themselves .

[horselady]

I commented on the woman last week dave50-very expensive manicure, hairdo and i-phone but had rent arrears-strange priorities.

[gina32]

The bloke with arthritis was struggling to walk when talking to people on camera but did you see the speed he went down the stairs and outside? Didn't seem to be struggling very much then!