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Originally Posted by Osem
He lives in a council property IIRC. If so, hence subsidised.
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Now I don't know the answer, but if Arthur is paying 'full' rent- i.e. no housing benefit, is he being subsidised or is he actually paying the true price? I note he mentioned in another thread that he's paying £180/week, which if you consider annual increases, then I'm sure he won't be that far off paying for the property over say the next 20 years. People seem to forget that the property would still be owned by the council and can be rented out to another tenent in years to come. If during the 'life' of a council property the 'full' rent is payed then the property will probably have been paid for many times over. There's something to be said for supplying affordable housing in high cost areas.
Cheers
Grim