Woman with 1 child being evicted from her 6 bedroom council house ....

[Disenchanted]

Im really torn over this.

It was in my local paper.

Obviously as someone who waited 3 years with 2 children for a 3 bedroomed council house, who had to sleep in a single bed with DH, DS1 and have DS2 in a cot next to us in my mums box room I think its right that this woman should be asked to leave her home in order to house a family that needs it.

There are currently 507 'large' families In South Manchester waiting for a 6 bedroomed home. All who actully need 6 bedrooms unlike this woman who on;ly has 1 child.

However that is her family home. It was her mothers home who had many children and was justified living there, the tenancy was passed onto this lady when her mother died and now there are only her and her son years later.

The reason Im divided is that my granny lives alone in a 3 bedroomed house, she has lived there for over 40 years and by ratios if a 2 bedroomed house is too big for two then on the same principle they could move my Gran out of her 3 bedroomed house.

But I dont think they should IYKWIM. Shes lived there years.

When I needed a house I complained constantly (to myself not the council obviously) about all the old widows/ widowers living in 'family homes' but they have every right to be there.

Or do they?

Should 1 person be allowed to stay in a 3 bed house?

Should this woman and son be allowed to stay in a 6 bedroomed house?

She has been offered a 3 bedroomed house BTW, but not in her 'area'.

To me it seems obvious the woman should be moved but then where does it end IYKWIM.

" By TheDevilWearsPrimark on Tue 25-Mar-08 15:40:35 That is because people are too picky, there are affordable houses but they are either in a 'bad area ' or 'not right' or would mean relocating.
Personally I would try my best to have my own bricks and mortar , and if I did have to rely on social housing I'd certainly never bitch about what I was offered.
It is not a right, as I said before. "

That is extremely ignorant and offensive. Give an example of accomodation, suitable for a family that could be bought for median wages, and is within commuting distance of work. Anything you can find will probably be in such a "bad area" that it is very dangerous to stay in. For all your smugness, I bet you could not afford to buy the house you live in now on your wages.

And if your only choice was between the insecurity of short assured tenancy and a very long waiting list for poor quality social housing, I bet you would be bitching.

In response to the OP - yes, she should have to move, no doubt about it.

Upwind very true! Its not bitching its about getting some normality and a half decent quality of life!! How would you like to share with a 6yo and 2yo..TheDevilWearsPrimark, and then to have your 6yo ask why she cant have a pink fairy room like her friends!, really all we are after is a room for 2boys, 1 for 2 girls and 1 for us is that really bitching!! I mean it states on our tenancy 3 people to be living in this house,and there are 6. Although when we first had environmental health round after having dd2, she didnt count as a person because shes not over 12mths..so where is she to sleep!! Silly rules and children under 10 count as half, does that mean there entitled to only half a bed! Really we dont want a big mansion, and we do pay our rent and council tax and not really that bothered if it needs work..we can do that over time as long as it liveable and not dangerous, so i would hardly call it bitching! Dont be such a snob!

People show an extraordinary lack of empathy and decency on this issue IME. Just because you happened to be in the right place and time to get a foot on the property ladder should not make it acceptable to sneer at the less fortunate.