General Discussion
Saw this ad on the back of this week's Dawlish Post. ECT (Educational and Cultural Travel) are looking for host families in 2013 for overseas students in the following areas: Newton Abbot, Bovey Tracey, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Shaldon, Bishopsteignton and all the other towns and villages in surrounding areas. Phone Barbara 01626 871372 info@ectdevon.co.uk (the same organisation is ...
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tenancies/67000-pensioners-to-be-hit-by-bedroom-tax/6525753.article
Shops have already been turned into residences (Old Town area springs to mind) in Dawlish and this process will probably continue further into the town. Think I'm right in saying that the shop that used to house the gift shop "Inspirations" up until 2009(ish) on Brunswick has been converted into a dwelling. And so, no doubt, the process will continue. How many corner shops (both literally and ...
You busy? Your postings have been noticeable by their absence.
Huw, if this policy is intended to free up underoccupied social housing then why is it only being applied to those of working age who claim housing benefit? Why not apply it also to those social tenants of working age who pay their rent in full but who are also underoccupying? Why not those who are underoccupying and who are of state pension age? Plenty of underoccupancy there I would imagine. ...
Just been going through all my paperwork on this matter (and yes I've found the Lord Freud letter which I'll post on here later). Found this letter that I had published in "Inside Housing" last May. Thank you Inside Housing for your coverage of the ‘bedroom tax’ and its impact on rural social housing tenants. When it comes into effect from 1st April 2013 I fear it will prove sick April ...
Another link from Inside Housing that makes for an 'interesting' read (especially the comments posted at the bottom of the article) http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/tenancies/people-should-work-more-to-pay-bedroom-tax/6525693.article
I would imagine all those who will be directly impacted by this policy which comes into effect I believe on 1st April (sick joke or wot?) will have now been informed by their social housing provider. So even though the rules on ages for boys and girls sharing bedrooms etc may have changed all those tenants affected should know about it by now. On a personal note, and from what I have gleaned ...
I hope you are wrong B'nut but I am fearful you may be right which is why when I read claims that this policy is the latter day equivalent of Thatcher's Poll Tax and that people will rise up against it en masse like they did against the poll tax I have my doubts. And I have my doubts because unlike the Poll Tax which affected everyone, this bedroom tax only affects a portion of society. And on ...
Wonder how much this policy will aid and abet the breakdown of families and communities? And whose policy is this? The Tory led government. And what do the Tories keep banging on about? How important they think families are and how much they think Britain is broken, that's what. Oh and want to know a further irony? This may not save any money on the national Housing Benefit bill either. ...
