Okay, this is sort of a thread avout another thread where the OP is without heating and hot water. The repair needed will be done this week as its a council property. However what DID come up on the thread were one or two homeowners either living without heating and hot water or who had gone long periods of time without as they were not able to afford to get repairs done.
This I find shocking, surely everyone should be able to heat their home and have access to hot water. I appreciate that some homeowners are very well off financially but many are not either because the cost of living had risen or because other issues have occurred in their lives which reduces the income.
Not everyone can sell their houses...not everyone has enough equity to be able to borrow against.
If people CAN sell then they might only have enough to cover a minimum of private renting...and not many private landlords will accept housing benefit.
Surely for people on minimum income there should also be a safety net to allow them to stay warm. Even if the person happens to be a homeowner.
Am I being unrealistic? Unreasonable?
There must be a solution to allow the cost of repairs to be repaid at a reasonable rate.