regulars on this forum know the position i am currently in. there are two 1 bed flats to rent privately. their rents are £100 and £110 a week respectively ( LHA rate has recently been lowered to £69 a week so non starters even if i were willing to give up my security) and two 1 bed flats, supported housing for young people.
today i became aware that one of the tenants of the social housing flats is moving out tomorrow, and that they are no longer exclusively for young people. the council will be putting them up for bids next week ( it's already on the board in the council office, but no bids will be accepted until the internet site is updated over the weekend)
so i phoned the housing association and spoke to my housing manager. he was more than happy to let me have it, but he had to phone the council and ask them to withdraw the property. he phoned back 10 minutes later to tell me that the council have REFUSED, they want to property to be kept available for someone that is homeless ( he will talk to his superiors next week to see if theres anything he can suggest to get the council to back down,
so it seems we are told to downsize or lose benefit... but when i fond somewhere to downsize to.. they wont allow me to move!
so now tell me im not being 'forced' to pau for the reduction in housing benefit!
today i became aware that one of the tenants of the social housing flats is moving out tomorrow, and that they are no longer exclusively for young people. the council will be putting them up for bids next week ( it's already on the board in the council office, but no bids will be accepted until the internet site is updated over the weekend)
so i phoned the housing association and spoke to my housing manager. he was more than happy to let me have it, but he had to phone the council and ask them to withdraw the property. he phoned back 10 minutes later to tell me that the council have REFUSED, they want to property to be kept available for someone that is homeless ( he will talk to his superiors next week to see if theres anything he can suggest to get the council to back down,
so it seems we are told to downsize or lose benefit... but when i fond somewhere to downsize to.. they wont allow me to move!
so now tell me im not being 'forced' to pau for the reduction in housing benefit!