3 ms·
> No social housing This is demonstrably untrue. Social housing is run by housing associations which are ALMOs (arms length management orgs) rather than centra
by simonbarker87 4y ago
> No social housing
This is demonstrably untrue. Social housing is run by housing associations which are ALMOs (arms length management orgs) rather than central government but they are still large and numerous (Clarion appears to be the largest now with over 100,000 properties and there are over 1,500 HAs in the UK). All new housing projects must have a portion for social housing along with (and I may get this number wrong) 106 money which is an investment in local services that must be built first/early so they don’t do the old “whoops we ran out of money just after we sold the last house and now can’t build that parade of shops and community Center we said we would”
- mihaaly 4y agoSorry, misspoke. I ment community housing. Owned and maintained by the community for anyone, like in Sweden. Did not mean the subsidised basic housing for the use of the most miserable to conserve their status, taking their money with market rates when they start to earn above low miserable level, prohibiting a raise in living standard or savings. Whenever you'd get a glance at breaking out of the 30k-40k kind of household income level you'd be hit with market rent which will push you right back to social housing. This serves more like an other kind of of inadequate social benefits, something to point at: 'see, we have social something!' while it's just conserving the situation for the poor, no real chance getting into a non-existent middle class. More like a life raft for those having no other choice than a community centric housing approach for the population. The 100,000 is both inadequate number - not enought because there are more who'd need it, so it is mandated on the private sector to build more - and also too high: showing how big the poor class is...