Lifetime Social Housing Tenancies

A huge amount of social
housing tenancies do not allow children to succeed a tenancy. It’s usually just a partner that can take on a tenancy.

Some people would argue that it is unfair that some people are able to buy their own homes, and in effect can have a choice about where they live. Council/ Social tenants do not have such a level of choice. They will never own their property, as not everybody is in a position for right to buy etc. Not fair? Life is not fair! It is nothing new!

I don’t think moaning about having to pay a mortgage is reasonable in this context. At the end, you will have built an asset and some wealth. Good on you.

Social housing just houses you. No asset. That’s it.

Surely widening social housing provision and limiting right to buy would be the better way ro create a fairer society? What you're suggesting is making more people have difficulties finding secure housing, rather than making it better for everyone.

She says she won't be able to afford her mortgage if she goes part time. Neither would I, so I work full time.

I think there's a lot of hate for social housing tenants and how good they have it. But the hate is directed to the wrong place. People hate it because its not available to all, which it should be.

Making up bizarre lies about 'subsidising' is presumably intentional – you're trying to stir up hatred and divisions in society. Very nasty, dangerous behaviour.

Perhaps be grateful instead that you benefit from the rents council tenants pay, which are in effect extra taxes going towards public services for you.

It does sound rather far fetched. Why on earth would they be getting rehoused by the Council, when they already have a roof over their head? Social housing stock is at a premium. They are not handed out like smarties!

No one pays anything towards my house except me.

As it has been owned by social landlords since it was built in the 60s the mortgage has long been paid. The HA are making a profit from me which is paying towards buying and building more social housing in our area.

I am also a taxpayer FYI.

Mortgage =seems secure but life can happen ie health, job loss, relationship break up and you could loose your home. Could lead to eviction and then into temporary accommodation tiat could lead to social housing.

Private renting. Landlord can eviction at anytime . =temporary accommodation for many years leading to social housing if your lucky.

Basically if you want social housing Private rent . Hope you get evicted spend years in unsuitable tempary accommodation

Have you any evidence that the tenancy will be passed on to people who are not legal tenants? There's nowhere I know of where this is legal.

Because it's made up.

Yes and a lot of people have also been evicted and lived in unsuitable accommodation for years and got nothing but still have to put up with some social housing tenants moaning about stupid shit

It’s a reasonable policy and people deserve a secure home. Lifetime tenancy is fine, and they should do something about right to buy.

I get the idea it’s a privilege in today’s housing market, but bar serious criminal behaviour, people should be able to stay in social housing for life.

Why are they not able to continue living at home?

It’s a great idea for tax payers who don’t want to subsidise people like you, but if it did happen, local authorities would be wise to people doing all sorts to avoid going into the private sector, similarly to how they deal with suspected cases of deliberately depriving yourself of assets to avoid paying for care.

Yep, I know someone who earns about £95k pays £600 pcm rent for a large house, massive garden, lifetime tenancy that they will pass onto their DC, it’s 3 bedroom. Has an adult DC living there but that DC is on council waiting list and looking to be housed fairly soon.

Yes you should be berated your privileged squeezed middle or not you still have your own home

Where would you put the cut off? £100,000 a year? Fine in my area not in London how long would you give someone to save for a deposit for this mythical house they are going to buy/rent? A week? A month? How about a year? What happens if they don't get out will you evict them? It costs thousands where will they go then? Into emergency temporary accommodation which costs a fortune 🤔 what happens if they lose their job do you put them back into social housing?

What are your plans?

We had a thread about this about a week ago. Apparently if you think anything other than people it is all fine for the rich to live in social housing you are jealous or it is just envy. Lifetime tenancies should never have been put in place but it is hardly a new thing. The provision of a council/charity house should be reviewed every few years to ensure that they are used by the people who need them.

This.

It's not housing for poor people it's a secure tenancy and I'm half against being able to pass it down if I'm honest but if the plan goes right I will be downsizing when my children leave so at the end I will be in a flat suitable for my needs and no use to my children however my son has sen and might never be independent which puts a bit of a spanner in the works because I would need to make sure he is in suitable supporting housing before I die

If I earned over a hundred thousand a year I would absolutely be buying my own home but I don't and it's unlikely I ever will private renting isnt an option it's not secure so the government would have to force private landlords to provide secure housing to make it fair OR introduce a mortgage that's the same price as your rent and transferable to family members upon your death

Everyone has the right to a home

Alot of families have ended up in social housing due to the landlord evicting them often in unsuitable temporary accommodation for years.