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Originally Posted by Ramrod
But I earn enough to be a higher rate tax payer, and you say I'm entitled to a council house. How can that be right?  |
Why can't it be right ? Council houses belong to every one who is a UK citizen and as such all UK citizens have a right to use them ,there are no restrictions based on wealth .Restrictions are set by the LA's based on local need and availability. As it happens I too am quite a high earner but this has been as a result of the recovery and only for the last 2 years prior to that I was a mediocre earner at best ,I'm probably in the same position as all the other tenants in my street who are working ,earning decent enough money but with no long term security.
It is not within the governments power to force people to take out mortgages which would be the result should they restrict council housing to only those who are not earning above a certain limit