To think that there is a misunderstanding about social housing.

Social housing is subsidized by the taxpayer so it can be offered at below market rates. Councils and housing associations are often very bad at building and maintaining housing at a reasonable cost so even though the taxpayer is paying they are sometimes rented at the same amount as private rental property

Yes, it says he has learning difficulties. He was living elsewhere but moved in with his mum. He was not named on her tenancy.

If this is fhe case than that is terrible, unless the man has learning difficulties? He could have been added on to his parents tendency years ago, if he has been there for such a long time.

The rent isn't intended to make a profit over and above maintenance costs etc. unlike private renting, which is. That's one reason social housing is cheaper. But people living in social or affordable housing are paying a proper rent and will be people in jobs that do not pay very well but which we need, e.g. teachers, police, nurses etc.
I think a better solution would be to pay those workers more - but hey ho!

Reads more like it's unusable because he locked it up and left it for years to me...
But who knows. It's the Metro.

It sounds like the locked up flat may be that way due to unhabitable reasons? Maybe he moved back in with his parents in the mean time, and decided to stay there, and let go of the other one which hadn't been fixed yet? Can't they sort that other one out, and let him stay here? Not sure why it is still in his name, maybe it all happened close together. There is not enough context at all in this article.

No, they need to have been living there for several years. And it can only be passed on once. Usually it is passed between spouses, but if an adult child lives with a single parent then it will be passed to them.

My parents are in a council house. If my dad dies, my mum inherits the tenancy, and vice versa. I could live with them, but when they are both gone, I wont be able to stay there.

It's not clear he says its all locked up. Does that mean he lost the key , does it mean it's all boarded up and locked by the council.

So theoretically, someone could put their adult child on their tenancy, and pass it to them? And then them to their child once an adult and so on? So the property/tenancy never becomes available for someone else?

So in some ways better than owning a house - as if you own one they can force you to sell it to pay for care home fees?
But if initial tenant goes into a care home,their adult child can take on the tenancy and still live there? And the council will pay their care home fees as they don't have an asset to sell?

So he's got two flats currently? Too right they aren't obliged to house him. He's got another house.

https://metro.co.uk/2025/04/24/bailiffs-refuse-kick-grieving-disabled-man-council-flat-born-22962967/

They have to already be on the tenancy, and living there too.

Is it not hush hush? Surely they'd need to apply for it like anybody else? Unless, they're already on the tenancy?

Nope, but for any structural work we have to pay the council to decide if they will allow it, and then pay their building control team to check the work is done to their standard, after paying for the work to be done initially and if it's not, we have to then pay again for the builder to make the required changes and pay again for council building control to check it. So the council is also dictating to us to an extent what we can and cannot do with our properties, and we have the added pleasure of paying for them to do this.

And yes, if we don't pay this it can invalidate our mortgage.

As was my friend. Much lower quality than what she already had

I did not know this no, so thank you

But you hear of people passing their property/tenancy down to their children, like a type of inheritance? How does that work if it's not a specific property?

Friend of mine had a three day window for a fire safety appointment Yet these HAs claim that they want working tenants

I realise that But the others affected by cladding arent being told that they should be grateful are they.

It wasn't only sh tenants in Greenfell and it isn't only sh tenants who remain affected by cladding.

My HA insists a tenant is present when work is done.
I'd quite happily leave a key or have a key safe but they have refused these options in the past when it's things like gas servicing and when I have needed repairs like a tap for example.
The roof was done just after I moved in as part of the maintenance in general and I was told this would happen, and I didn't need to be in apart from the first day for the asbestos survey, when's the first day? 2 month window. But you have to be in, but we'll not be able to tell you when to be in.

I'm not sure if it would be different for something like a kitchen or bathroom refit with it being a much longer job.

No need for that, come on keep it civil. We are all entitled to our own opinion, but it shouldn't cross a line. @Dreammhaus

In the context of the Grenfell Tower fire, there were reports of residents being told, or feeling they should be, grateful for services provided by the Tenant Management Organisation (TMO). This was perceived as a dismissive attitude towards residents' legitimate concerns about safety, particularly regarding the fire hazards of the cladding and other aspects of the building. The TMO's actions were criticized for ignoring these concerns and creating a power imbalance where residents were not treated with respect

Apparently its sick for me to raise this on a thread where SH tenants are told they should be grateful

She means darting in and out of homes on the same estate.

With the kitchen re fit in my first housing association house we were given samples to choose from

flooring
cupboard door finish
handles