Council houses owning brand new cars?

[TheCluelessMum]

I’m writing this post with the hopes of being educated, not slandered

however I completely appreciate I may be just completely shot down for asking this.

i live on a new build estate, 12 houses at the start of the estate are council houses. I don’t know this because I’m a snob, I know this because it’s clearly marked on plans when you buy those houses.

i see so much stuff online about how the UK benefits system is failing people, the higher rise of food banks. It’s absolutely abhorrent people are in this situation.

however, when entering my estate today I noticed that each and every single council house had a car newer that a 20 plate. Mercedes, Audi’s, BMW’s even range rovers.. there was not a single house out of the 12 which had an older than 20 plate car.

I am now confused as to why this is the case? Everyone I know (including those receiving benefits) continually speaks about how hard the cost of living is.

so could someone please answer how/why those in what we would presume lower income families, are able to afford such lavish cars.

Have you got a source for that lease figure?

Oh do troll off, mate.

Council housing is subsidized. Building and maintenance of social housing is subsidized at below market rates by public funds. Given that so many people who are living in them don’t need public subsidies, u get why people are angry

Sorry if people think I’ve caused offence or tried to “wind people up”

im going to request this post is removed. There is too much hate, all I did was ask a question on something I wasn’t sure on.

recommendation - don’t ask questions on mumsnet to try and learn

No more of a disincentive than those of us scraping together a meagre living working long hours to pay off a mortgage. Paying tax. Oh and driving around an old banger.

Or their children.

I had a healthy child for 8 years, I worked, I didn't need any benefits.

Everything changed overnight.

1,645 children aged 14 and under in the UK are diagnosed with cancer each year. If your child is lucky enough to survive, it leaves its scars and life will never be the same again.

No one thinks it will be their child until it suddenly is.

Care to expand? Hit a nerve?

a large fraction of those I’ve encountered in the NHS are rude, entitled and pretty bad at their jobs.

No. Wrong. Try again.

The majority of people are eligible for council housing. You don't have to be skint.

we where very lucky to get re homed in the country side (semi detached over looking feilds) our house was brought from an old man, the council bought 8 houses in the village. no one wants to live out here because there's nothing here not even a local shop! we feel safe here and having only 6 houses on the street the security we have from nosy neighbours means we settled in with no worries. I know of people gwtting 3 bed houses and it's just a couple no children as their children where taken away years ago and they never told the housing. I think In these situations they shouldn't be living I the affordable houses with more bedrooms than needed.

I am so sorry.

That specific poster said people were spending spare cash. Not finance.

I completely agree. Happy you got your home. 😊

What a sweeping ignorant statement.

There are nurses, teachers etc..on universal credit.

I'm curious as to what exactly a Council tenant needs to do to be worthy.

One must not claim benefits, especially not disability-related ones, especially not when one has mobility needs that require transport to carry out activities of daily living. While not claiming benefits, one must not progress in ones career or make desirable purchases, nor lease desirable items. One must - and this one's a trick - be homeless, despite the fact that once in social housing one ceased ~like magic~ to be homeless and thus ~abracadabra~ is immediately undeserving. To meet the Acceptable Social Tenant Standard one must sustain a state of unmet need and working poverty and homelessness in perpetuity. To ensure this, Councils must now spend their HRA budgets on enforcement of the Standard.

So do my partner and I, in a 3 bed and our kids have flown the nest (bar one 17 Yr old)

You own the house at the end of a mortgage. You don't when you rent from the council.

Not at all, despite your basement-dwelling attempts to antagonise. Perhaps what you perceive as rudeness wasn’t sufficiently bowing-and- scraping at your diamond shoes whilst worrying about where to live and how to afford it.

Perhaps try private care next time, only you’ll complain all the nurses are Not English 😆

It is indeed a very uncomfortable truth. I would be so much better off financially if I kicked out my children’s father and became a single mum.

Yes, I should have tried to catch a man who earned more than 50k, but beggars can’t be choosers 😂

Wow that was quick. You did not even know about PIP, an hour ago, yet go girl, you sound like an expert on benefits. Impressive!🥱

Certain people just despise The Poor, yet depend on their low paid labour for everything.

He's still here and he very nearly wasn't. I'm grateful every day that he's here and he's in remission but, of course, we don't know what the future holds.

I'd give up DLA and the car in a second if I could wipe out this past year like it had never happened.

Yep. My parents have only ever rented from the council. They have been in their current house for about 35 years. Still paying rent, and will do until they die.

Jokes aside, it is.

@XenoBitch

sorry I actually misread that poster. Apparently they are suggesting these unemployed people are leasing cars. I wonder how they get approved for finance on UC.