To think that 'economic migrants' should not be entitled to 'social housing'?

[MrsVoltar]

Am I BU? I would like to be told YABU & given reasons why. I don't (think) I have a problem with 'economic migrants', by that I mean people who move to another country for better pay/ more jobs etc, but I didn't expect they would be entitled to social housing. Why are they?

Why, when the govt is making so many cuts this priority housing is being given to 'economic migrants'? I don't mean 'asylum seekers' or people in genuine need who cannot return to their home country. Surely if you move to another country for better pay/job prospects you should be willing to 'pay your way' in the accomodation market too?

I'd be very surprised if reciprocal arrangements were in place in other countries. Could someone from the UK move to Spain, for example, get a job there, have children & be entitled to 'social housing' there? I would like to be told I am wrong (I really dislike having a 'Daily Mail' attitude to this!)

(a bit scared, this is my first AIBU !)

I have the day off Don, and yet I am wasting it reading about stuff I hear day in and day out at work...

Perhaps I'll get my hair cut. Hell, maybe I'll splash out for a full colour as well since DP discovered my first grey hair a few days ago...

The UK is actually India, tufty, all mothers knows that.

Not automatically no, but I guess they do get it

My lovely neighbour has!

It is a beautiful day. I might take DD to the beach. I wish I had a kelly kettle. It is the thing I would most like. Then we might come home and wallpaper DD's room with wallpaper samples I've been collecting.

I didn't believe it before I knew about it. I don't know about the country as a whole but in my area there are at least 2 families. I don't mean they arrived with plastic bags & said 'give me a house', thats not what I said in OP. But they are entitled to and do have social housing.

They moved here to get better jobs/pay, had children & therefore are entitled to social housing. I accept I am BU if anyone can explain why they are entitled. I have no problem with the people, its the govt/council surely that are responsible.

I don't read and would never buy the Daily Mail, as I said in OP, I do dislike having this opinion & would like to be proved to be BU. Perhaps they should be entitled? But why, when there are so many cuts here?

DonInKillerHeels It is a lovely day isn't it? I am giving myself a day off and going to do my Christmas shopping. Then I will meet with a friend for lunch. Then have an afternoon walk in Hyde Park with my husband who has promised to finish work early, then we will both pick up the boys from school together.

they definately do get social housing. we had some polish tenants who left our rented house for a council flat. we were quite surprised as we live in the south and they'd only been in the uk for a few years, so couldn't have been on the list for that long and weren't actually homeless either since we hadn't given them notice or anything

Evidence would be good, Mrs V.

Proper evidence, not just "at least two families"

Detailed, documented evidence.

I don't think most people know that though Hully. Do you think there should be an announcement?

Like this:

Hello! The UK is India!

That would work

Yes gorgeous day ourplanet

Sunny here too

Sadly we took yesterday off instead of today, to get all those necessary things done like haircuts (DS's 5th and he's only 16 months old)! But it was really nice to take a day off in the middle of the week for once, even if it wasn't such a nice day yesterday. We're making up for it by working all weekend :-( ... no rest for the wicked (academics)

Niiiice.

I knew that the UK is India Hully

I've migrated to the UK from an EU country 12 years ago. I was in my early 20's therefore paid almost all of my taxes in this country. I live in private rented accommodation, have always worked and have recently created my own job.

I hope not to need it, but if I ever do I believe that I should be as entitled to social housing as any UK citizen.

I really, reaally want a kelly kettle. Am I entitled to one? Does anyone know?

Ourplanet: they're great at the beach. You can amuse yourself all day collecting drift wood and dried seaweed to feed them.

Clossaint - impressed!

Did you know as well that you are legally NOT ALLOWED a council house unless you are of dusky hue with 17 children?

Brussels slipped that one in with the straight banana law.

I'm not exactly going to give details of the people I know who are entitled ! Seriously, This is AIBU, a discussion, I was hoping someone would say, YABU, I am an economic migrant, we are entitled & this is why! Or someone more knowledgeable would explain why.

Perhaps its because they have kids and have lived here for 2 years? I don't know, I still think that there are people in more need.

No no no, you've got it all wrong. It isn't India, according to my Mum it is Pakistan/Kurdistan/Turkmenistan in fact an 'stan you can think of.
And they eat the Swans that belong to the Queen.

Yes I knew that too Hully
Did YOU know that all the jobs are stolen in this country. Yes stolen!

I mean people from the EU, there must be an arrangement in place. Would that be correct Cloissant?

NO Mrs V

What part of that are you having such difficulty with?

Other than that you don't like it?

Right I'm off to the beach sans kelly kettle

The beach would be gorgeous on a day like this; mind you, you'd need your windbreak up. And a fire...mmm

My mum does spout this stuff too about 'forrin people' nicking our jobs and I think thats total rubbish.

I have no problem with anyone moving about the EU getting a job in another country, we might want to do that too at some point

But I wouldn't expect to be entitled to social housing in that country.

I am a Guardian reading lentil weaver (honest, guv!)