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To be pissed off at housing tenants

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Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:22

To be pissed off at this
We live in a nice area, there isnt much available to rent. The last 4 bed was 4500 a month that came up 2 months ago.
We were renting at 3000 a month an older house but it needed work and the landlord decided to sell so we moved out and living in a temporary small flat further away from kids schools waiting and waiting for 6 months for a house to come up.
We have heard from several friends that in the area the council have moved a problem family in to a large house in one of the roads. They dont work, 4 kids, police round all the time, stolen car crashed into a lampost, kids out the front screaming, teen age boy being arrested.
Anyway, these absolute scummers are living for free in a house we would love..
Whilst I am paying 40 percent tax and effectively homeless with 2 kids. Waiting for a house to come up that I can afford as 4500 is out of budget and property is scarce.
I am basically paying for these people to live in a house i can not afford to live in myself.
Am I a Mug? Should I move countries?
What is the fecking point in working anymore.

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BillieWiper · 03/06/2026 13:41

Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:38

No I don't think they deserve to live in a house for free whilst causing anticosial behaviour and also in a place that most tax payers can't afford themselves.
I think it takes tbe piss out of working people.

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Then as you suggested. Leave the country. If you don't believe in the welfare state then don't take a state pension or ever face disability. Or move somewhere without that type of support if it offends you so much.

Myappendixpls · 03/06/2026 13:41

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bigboykitty · 03/06/2026 13:41

B1anche · 03/06/2026 13:34

Yes, I'm surprised OP didn't mention the massive TV and spending benefits on cigarettes and botox. Have I missed anything?

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wishingonastar101 · 03/06/2026 13:41

I think everyone should have a decent, suitable home they can afford. I don't think local authorities should spend stupid money housing people in private accommodation at inflated prices - ultimately hiking up prices and making landlords and private firms rich!
There needs to be systems in place that aren't making working people feel like they can't afford housing and feel bitter about paying taxes.

SuperSharpShooter · 03/06/2026 13:40

Well done OP, bored?

Anyway, even kids with 'scuzzy' parents still deserve somewhere live 🤷‍♀️

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 03/06/2026 13:40

But what do you think specifically should be changed about it the current system OP? What would you do differently?

I think the problem lies with the lack of housing stock - we need more actual council housing in the old model being built for those who can’t afford houses, we need more housing built generally - which I think the govt is trying to address in terms of removing red tape - so that supply meets demand and you can get a decent rental (with some security now) without breaking the bank.

I do not think calling people “scummers” based on what sounds like tittle tattle from friends is helpful. Nor do I think the answer is not to house families with children so that they become homeless, which seems to be your view of what should happen
to this family.

PinkHairbrushClub · 03/06/2026 13:39

I don’t think it is unreasonable to be frustrated, and I do think the sarky responses to the issue at play is part of the reason the right and farage are getting a foothold. If reasonable people won’t listen to what is actually happening and throw around accusations of being a bot, being daily mail, being X, Y and Z, rather than engaging, then we get what we deserve.

FWIW I see why you’re frustrated. But you’re frustrated at the wrong people. That family are working within the the rules of the system and living where they have been given. Just because it’s social housing it doesn’t mean they pay rent, it might mean they are supported in that, but that’s not the same as being free. And using the word ‘scummers’ rather details your point.

But people need to be housed across the country AND private rental costs are skyrocketing. Both are true.

ChickenBananaBanana · 03/06/2026 13:39

Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:38

No I don't think they deserve to live in a house for free whilst causing anticosial behaviour and also in a place that most tax payers can't afford themselves.
I think it takes tbe piss out of working people.

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Quit your job and claim UC op, you'll be in a mansion in no time.

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Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:38

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No I don't think they deserve to live in a house for free whilst causing anticosial behaviour and also in a place that most tax payers can't afford themselves.
I think it takes tbe piss out of working people.

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B1anche · 03/06/2026 13:38

OneStarAwake · 03/06/2026 13:36

Broken sofa in the front garden?

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Oh yes of course. They probably also terrorise the local neighbourhood with catapults while joyriding their electric scooters.

vodkaredbullgirl · 03/06/2026 13:37

Time you went back to work OP 😆

Tumbler777 · 03/06/2026 13:37

Re scummers .... Scummers is the name that Portsmouth supporters call Southampton football fans. Perhaps she means scunners, a lovely Scottish word?

Scunner is a versatile Scottish term used as a noun or verb to describe a strong feeling of disgust, loathing, or boredom. It can refer to the state of being fed up (being "scunnered"), the object causing annoyance, or a spooky or mischievous monster character in Scottish folklore. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: scunner

https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/scunner

LadyLooo · 03/06/2026 13:37

Yeah, move to another country with fewer 'scummers' 👍

Everanewbie · 03/06/2026 13:37

I agree with you OP. It is soul destroying. As far as you can, try to put it out of your head because it will mess with your mental health. Console yourself that you will likely have a comfortable retirement and are a good role model for your children.

OneStarAwake · 03/06/2026 13:36

B1anche · 03/06/2026 13:34

Yes, I'm surprised OP didn't mention the massive TV and spending benefits on cigarettes and botox. Have I missed anything?

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Broken sofa in the front garden?

BillieWiper · 03/06/2026 13:35

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Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:35

OneStarAwake · 03/06/2026 13:31

They dont work, 4 kids, police round all the time, stolen car crashed into a lampost, kids out the front screaming, teen age boy being arrested
Anyway, these absolute scummers are living for free in a house we would love..?

It's Daily Mail bingo!

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Its a factual thing that is actually happening. I don't read the daily mail.
Maybe I would be worthy of empathy if I gave up my job and started a tirade of antisocial behaviour and didnt parent my kids properly..

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vodkaredbullgirl · 03/06/2026 13:34

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B1anche · 03/06/2026 13:34

OneStarAwake · 03/06/2026 13:31

They dont work, 4 kids, police round all the time, stolen car crashed into a lampost, kids out the front screaming, teen age boy being arrested
Anyway, these absolute scummers are living for free in a house we would love..?

It's Daily Mail bingo!

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Yes, I'm surprised OP didn't mention the massive TV and spending benefits on cigarettes and botox. Have I missed anything?

Locutus2000 · 03/06/2026 13:33

To be fair these days MNHQ will probably let this run. Traffic is traffic after all.

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 03/06/2026 13:32

Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:30

I don't read the daily mail....

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Never said you did.

Locutus2000 · 03/06/2026 13:31

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OneStarAwake · 03/06/2026 13:31

Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:22

To be pissed off at this
We live in a nice area, there isnt much available to rent. The last 4 bed was 4500 a month that came up 2 months ago.
We were renting at 3000 a month an older house but it needed work and the landlord decided to sell so we moved out and living in a temporary small flat further away from kids schools waiting and waiting for 6 months for a house to come up.
We have heard from several friends that in the area the council have moved a problem family in to a large house in one of the roads. They dont work, 4 kids, police round all the time, stolen car crashed into a lampost, kids out the front screaming, teen age boy being arrested.
Anyway, these absolute scummers are living for free in a house we would love..
Whilst I am paying 40 percent tax and effectively homeless with 2 kids. Waiting for a house to come up that I can afford as 4500 is out of budget and property is scarce.
I am basically paying for these people to live in a house i can not afford to live in myself.
Am I a Mug? Should I move countries?
What is the fecking point in working anymore.

They dont work, 4 kids, police round all the time, stolen car crashed into a lampost, kids out the front screaming, teen age boy being arrested
Anyway, these absolute scummers are living for free in a house we would love..?

It's Daily Mail bingo!

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Pssedoffathis · 03/06/2026 13:30

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 03/06/2026 13:28

What a lot of ‘people’ think is that you’ve used all the Daily Mail buzzwords.

I don't read the daily mail....

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blankcanvas3 · 03/06/2026 13:28

This is an issue with the housing market not with people who claim benefits

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