To think housing in this country is fundamentally broken?

As a heavily populated country and the restrictions on building in many areas this has been the case for a long time.

More people, less infrastructure, cities and towns are bulging, council houses became a available to buy.

Of course it is not your fault and I am sorry you have had a cheating ex. However, that doesn't mean you can't work or date again. It also means you have to step up financially. It is hardly the problem of someone else.

"Blaming someone else for their choices" does not make sense.

Agreed. Particularly if they are not making the effort to improve their lives and blaming someone else for their choices.

You said bad choices in "life, career and marriage".
Life can throw all sorts at us... some of it totally unavoidable. No one goes into a career or marriage knowing it will go wrong further down the line. Yes, my ex cheating on me after nearly a decade was my fault. I should have known he would do that from the start, eh?

How should those unable to ever work full time be housed ?
In the private sector with profits removed from the funding system
or in Social Housing ?

I know many people who have never / will never work through no fault of their own
they NEED housing
it should be provided at the least cost to the taxpayer

If you make a bad choice, who do you blame?

Yes, take a job (could be low paid) until the right role turns up.

And you need to have been given an interview to start with.
There are lots of threads on here about how dire the job market is right now. Why do so many people think it is as easy as popping a CV into a shop/office now? Times have moved on so much.

Well in the vast majority of cases your life does depend on your choices. Are you seriously suggesting every time someone makes a bad decision it is always someone elses fault?

It always interests me this TAKE a job. I thought you had to be offered one first after a job interview Tell me where is this magical place where you can just take a job

Easier said than done. The country needs people to do the low paid jobs. They are vital.

Maybe aim higher in your career aspirations and don't be defeatist. Take what is available job wise until you find your niche and don't go down the benefit route.

Ah, that old chestnut. Any misfortune in your life is your fault and you should have prepared and/or took more responsibility.

Yes, and it seems should be prepared to move cross country for a zero hour NMW job .

I am referring to the young at the beginning of their career. If someone makes unwise choices in life, career or marriage it is tough but it shouldn't be something the tax payer needs to sort out.

Many on mumsnet need to learn the importance of personal responsibility and take pride in their life and own their decisions.

Are we now assuming that all unemployed ppl are nomads

Moving is not cheap, and there is huge competition even for private rentals. Someone on UC because they don't have a job (so will be on £400pm) is not going to have a couple of grand spare for moving and a deposit.

If you are unemployed and don't own a home (so easily mobile) isn't it commonsense to prioritise your career and move to a place where you have employment opportunities?

Ah, the Shirley Porter approach to solving housing issues.

People can't afford to share. And bit difficult to do that if you have a family, or are divorced and need somewhere your kids can stay with you at weekends.

Moving to a "cheaper area" means the prices in that area start going up - where do the people already there, presumably on lower wages, manage to live? - and also doesn't help you if your job - or even industry as a whole - is not in the same area, or your family aren't, or your kids' schools.

None whatsoever. Do you seriously think it’s right that people can get subsidised housing in a glamorous place to live, when if we shipped them elsewhere the country would save a fourtune? Why? Think of what those savings could be used for! Expanding social housing for one.

Young professionals (pretty much everyone i know) moved to the other ends of the country to find work in their chosen field. Moving someone from a salubrious area to a less salubrious area to save the state £££ I have no issue with. We have far better things to spend the money on.

They can't afford them, that's why they're in HMOs. Or they can but don't have a guarantor (which most landlords want now even for professionals). Or are trying to rent one but bidding wars are pushing the price up too high.

So all the poor people should be made to live in the cheapest area? How can you not see the potential issues with that?

We don't drive nor want to own a car (money pit that I can't be arsed with) and when we were looking for a place to buy it quickly became apparent how many new build estates assumed car ownership. Want to go to the shops on public transport instead? Walk into town? Good luck with that.