To feel embarrassed that we are so cushioned from austerity

[pouffepants]

because we live in social housing.

My rent is about £100 a week, for a 3 bed terraced house in a seaside village in the south east. We can easily pay this, and have 'plenty' of money to spare each week.

We can't however get anywhere near buying a house, because it's just too expensive, and we're also self-employed precariously so I doubt anyone would give us a mortgage.
So we should rent privately. Except our rent would then be £100-£150 more for a similar place per week. When I say we have plenty over, I certainly don't mean that sort of money.
So basically we can either stay put, taking up social housing that could be used for someone in need (as I once was), and saving/spending a couple of hundred a month. Or I can go private, where we would have to go to a cheaper area, change schools, cause problems for work, lose security and be utterly skint! (Like the rest of you)

The only conclusion is that my rent should be higher.

usual I was thinking that too

^^

catgirl shh shhh

Thanks bonkey

This is the sort of thing, which, if I read it in the DM, would think it was made up to stir up resentment for people in social housing

So glad it's not

missymoomoomee, A week in a caravan how very dare you.

I should have left when I said I would!

Gah!

Missy people in social houses don't go On holidays! You should be kicked out and live under a bridge in a cardboard box for abusing others hard earned taxes

How's that?

Is your main job delivering Next catalogues?

My kids got holidays and activities and a music lesson and and

I don't get why people think I want them to feel sorry for me, I just want a discussion on social policy based on my circumstances.

Sorry OP

That was someone else

Agree with MrsJay.

Why is the only solution you can think of for the social housing rents to increase OP?
Shouldn't everyone enjoy having a few pounds leftover after they have paid their essential bills?
Why does it always always have to be a race to the bottom???

29k is about 1800 a month. You're paying 400 rent, all your bills, two cars, going on holidays, paying for clubs and feeding five people on that, and you still can save 200 a month???

I know usual I feel just awful about it so I thought that I would post it on here in an effort to make myself feel better show off about what I can afford.

Music lessons? Now that is uppity MrsJay!
The audacity!

We stayed in a farmhouse in Conwy...

And had ice cream everyday

Music lessons? Now that is uppity MrsJay!
The audacity

I know I should be ashamed of myself

You are being ridiculous. You can't afford to rent privately and thankfully there is still some affordable, good quality social housing around. You are as "deserving" of the tenancy as anyone else who isn't rich as Croesus. We need more decent housing, sure, but you feeling angsty won't help!

My point is that I shouldn't have an advantage, so I guess bringing private rents down to similar amounts would probably be a better solution, although more difficult to implement.

she can play well now and is grown up i keep waiting on her to join a band and be famous so she can pay me back

Dear god how confusing.

So your saying as a point of principle you earn too much to be in social housing and you should go private?

Really?

Why not just do it then?

Confused.

That's a well thought out and workable idea pouffe.

Are you an economist?

pouffe so you'd prefer people in HA to struggle instead?

So you think everyone should be means tested?

Thank you pets I feel like a fraud being in social housing AND having a week in a caravan but the system isn't my fault. You chastising my downright selfishness has made me feel better though.