AIBU to question Reform's plan to prioritise married couples for social housing?

[QueenSophia]

Reform have proposed to prioritise social housing for various groups : 'Rules would be changed to reserve at least half of all social homes in England for British-born workers aged under 35, with prioritisation also given to married couples, veterans, victims of domestic violence and care leavers.'

I agree with DV victims, those with children, care leavers : veterans are also at high risk of homelessness. But why prioritise married couples over single people? I'm not convinced that's fair. I assume it's to encourage marriage which is a good aim but I'm not convinced if this is the right decision.

Yeah he's a mug.

Im talking about single women without kids

Yes, I think the priority ladder would be : married couple with kids, unmarried/singles with kids, married couple without kids, single/unmarried without kids, if I've read correctly.

😂at the reform leadership pontificating abut marriage ad expecting people to take them seriously.

So what are they going to do with all the studio and one bedroom flats that are not suitable for couples with children? Single people already subsidise those with children to a degree which is deeply unfair when it is the parents who are imposing the burden upon society.

When they were waxing lyrical about possible conscription a while back the child free were second in line there not last 🙄

So are they going to turf unmarried couples,who may have been there for years,out of social housing?

Surely the gender of single people wanting to be housed by the council should be irrelevant?

You"d think wouldnt you

They are not dictating what people do. They simply state if they were in government they would prioritise married couples over unmarried people where there are no DC involved. It's hardly a controversial policy.

They are not dictating what people do. They simply state if they were in government they would prioritise married couples over unmarried people where there are no DC involved. It's hardly a controversial policy.

Same in the borough that I live in. A friend of mine had been on the waiting list for nearly 10 years, and had been living with her mother,with herself,her husband and daughter in one bedroom,was told that they only just scraped in to qualify with a joint income of 32 K.

Devils advocate, but two people make better use of a one bedroom flat than a single person.

So single people go in bedsits then? Or HMOs?

a single person still deserves more than a tiny bedsit and there are reasons other than kids where ppl will need a second bedroom

Why would a single without children “need” an additional bedroom though?
I don’t think the majority of people think spare bedrooms should be available in council subsidised properties.
Even when children are housed they are expected to share bedrooms for quite a number of years, certainly no spare bedrooms.

err disability somewhere for an overnight carer to stay.

then there should be no moaning from the HA about the fact there is twice as much stuff in the flat

It’s very unlikely that Reform will get into a position to be able to enact any policies. So it’s all academic really. Nigel, Richard and Zia like to cosplay being cabinet ministers, but it’s all just a fantasy.

Which would be specific to a disabled person, which are already prioritised.
An able bodied single person does not need two bedrooms. You posed it as single people just generally deserving additional room, that’s not quite the same thing as now saying a disabled adult would need it.

I think single people should be prioritised (with or without DC).

It’s almost impossible to get a private rental or mortgage as a single person and having 1 income.

You are always going to be in a much more secure position as a couple - you have 2 incomes, 2 sets of families for guarantors or somewhere to stay in an emergency etc.

No of course not. It’s just all empty bollocks.

Why should couples have to go through some sort of formal ceremony approved by the state? It's no-one else's business if they want to live together. Nothing to do with the state (or the church). Some chose to have a ceremony of some sort, others don't. entirely their choice. If they don't want a formal marriage, they can still make wills etc. to cover future situations.

Paramedics have higher rates of PTSD . Coroners. Frontline healthcare. All higher. They also serve us. I'd argue in a way that affects us all day-to-day. Nurses have high rates of occupational injury. As do care workers.

It would be far better to have decent PTSD treatment and disability provision for everyone. Rather than specifying armed forces.

Oh yeah they are SO prioritised.
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