I was watching a Tv program on Monday night. It highlighted three people but I wanted to focus on just two similar Families, it's called How to get a Council House and covers Portsmouth, both families already live in existing Social Housing, and were top priority (Health Reasons) for a 4 Bedroom Property.
The one family are a couple who have children, and have the Guy's Terminally Ill Dad living with them due to his Health issues, the Dad has his own Council flat, but cant live there due to his health problems, so he was staying with his son and sleeping on the living room sofa.
The other couple had a disabled daughter who could not be moved easily due to an incurable illness which required her to be on some kind Oxygen breathing apparatus.
They both needed and were waiting for a 4 bedroom property, which could be adapted so that one downstairs room could be used either as a Bathroom or/and a Bedroom. There are very few 4 bedroom Social Housing properties in Portsmouth which is understandable as i would think this is not the norm, and usually 2/3 bedroom properties are the norm in most areas.
The first couple who had the parent living with them did not get offered an available property which had become available, the second couple with the Disabled Daughter did get offered a property which had become available, not only that but the Council had drawn up plans to build a wetroom downstairs at a cost of £35,000 to make the House even more suitable for the Disabled Daughter.
I guess most of you who are reading this are thinking what's my point. Well here it is:
The first family with the Terminally ill parent were British, the second family are Polish, In my Opinion anyone who moves to this Country should NEVER be offered Social Housing because at some point they have made themselves homeless by coming to this country in the first place, and they always have the opportunity to move back to where they have come from and usually have family there to help them. The British family were born and bred here, rely on Social Housing, and were trying to make the best of a poor situation by helping their Terminally ill parent out during his last days.
I know I'm on my soapbox again, but is it any wonder why people are saying enough is enough when it comes to immigration to this country, I'm 63 worked all my life don't have my own house due to divorce, and NO I can't get a Council property I'm expected to rent privately. When I read stories like this it really makes my blood boil, Social Housing should be for people born and bred here, not for immigrants whatever their nationality.
Maybe I should consider moving to Poland their must be plenty of empty Houses there as most Poles seem to have moved to the UKor maybe I wouldn't get the same Benefits there that Polish immigrants get here
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Originally Posted by Longweekend
