UK - social housing - semi-political question
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The UK, like the rest of the west has "social housing" more commonly known as "council housing" but that term is going away as the housing stock is being, more and more, transferred to charities.
Rather than having the rents set at 100% market value and subsidize base on need, the government put a 60% market value cap and subsidize from there. This was set by the UK government and when it was devolved to Scotland, they kept it as well.
Previously, once you got into a council house/flat, you were in for life and your rent never went up, only ever down. You could also leave your council house/flat in your will. Over time the list of people you could leave it to was reduced, but still sizable considering it actually belonged to the state. Anyway, a few years ago, during the coalition government, rUK ("rest of the UK" excluding Scotland) changed the law for anyone moving into council housing after the date the law came into effect. If you were in prior to that date, you could keep on keeping on, as it were. Anyone going into council housing after that date will get reassessed every 5 years t make sure they still qualify. Scotland, under the SNP, is the only part of the UK to keep the old rules.
Due to "right to buy" and the lack of building of new council housing, there's a massive shortage of council housing. Also the "right to travel" within the EU, people from poorer EU countries have flocked to the UK, now it's the mass immigration of economic migrants from 3rd world countries.
Anyway, here's the question for you;
Even though it's legal (see exceptions above), is it moral, to block a council house/flat that you no longer NEED since you have enough money to afford private housing?
I say it's scummy to be in a council house/flat that you no longer NEED just because you don't want to pay the higher rents.
I have advocated raising the cap to full market value and discounting from there based on need and frequent assessments to assure need.
I say that you are a piece of shit if you are willing to deny someone in true need of a place to live, for the sake of more money for you to enjoy.