What on Earth is actually wrong with this country? Headlines like this will get forgotten this time tomorrow.
Absolute shambles.
Bed poverty is something I’d associate with a Victorian era slum, not 21st century Britain!
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One headline like that *~should*~ be enough to make the government fall by the end of the week.
We do a little fundraiser in our town and when we drop off the money toys to the local charity it’s full on chopped onion time when you hear what the money is used for.
Beds for kids, a lick of paint or a scrap of carpet for their rooms, no other room gets decorated there is no money for that. Just a tiny sanctuary of what you would expect to be a given in a modern country
Not sure why a mattress on the floor is looked down on so much. Floorbeds are growing in popularity for all ages. Lots of parents put toddlers on mattresses on the floor so that they gain the independence of getting in and out of bed that a cot doesn’t provide. It’s more common in middle class circles (Montessori). A mattress on the floor is also healthy for adults. The only difference to a traditional bed is that it’s lower.
It really shouldn’t be lumped in with sleeping on a sofa, being forced to share a bed with siblings, or sleeping on blankets on the floor.
The government really needs to step and push to resolve the housing crisis. Just like the pandemic they need to pull out a blank cheque and pay whatever is necessary to offset the 5 million house deficit we are facing.
Affordable housing is nonexistent. I’m on the register and max is 4 houses a week in my area. Every time I bid, even if early, my rank is around the 400s as a single guy with no children. That’s the game, I’ve accepted I’ll never afford a deposit or the likes but it’s somewhat unfair because I know drug dealers who have this housing and they provide nothing into the economy whereas I pay taxes and work 6 days a week. That’s my take as a 20 year old
>Shelley, who is on universal credit, loses around a fifth of her £1,000-a-month post-rent income through benefit deductions
How many people who work for a living have a grand left over after their rent is paid?
The average median salary is about £26000 (~£1800pm). The average rent is about £700-800.
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I have an idea that could help address this.
I used to work in supported housing for young people but nearly all of them were either care leavers or coming from difficult, abusive homes.
I often thought that most people in the UK at any age could benefit from supported housing options. What I’m really talking about is 4 people per room, living communally, sleeping in bunk beds, and being charged a quarter of your average single person rent rate so that they can save money and move on to something better if they wish, or continue to live in communal, cheap accomodation for their own personal reasons.
I know there’s devils in the details, I understand that this might be easier for men (like myself) due to security/privacy concerns, perhaps it could be men or women only projects, I don’t know, but I just feel that something like this would have helped me massively. It would take some strain off the housing crisis but also start to facilitate some community and address how lonely the modern world has become.
Maybe it wouldn’t work, but i feel we may have to explore opinions like this rather than wait for the old boys club to throw us a bone.
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What on Earth is actually wrong with this country? Headlines like this will get forgotten this time tomorrow.
Absolute shambles.
Bed poverty is something I’d associate with a Victorian era slum, not 21st century Britain!
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One headline like that *~should*~ be enough to make the government fall by the end of the week.
We do a little fundraiser in our town and when we drop off the money toys to the local charity it’s full on chopped onion time when you hear what the money is used for.
Beds for kids, a lick of paint or a scrap of carpet for their rooms, no other room gets decorated there is no money for that. Just a tiny sanctuary of what you would expect to be a given in a modern country
Not sure why a mattress on the floor is looked down on so much. Floorbeds are growing in popularity for all ages. Lots of parents put toddlers on mattresses on the floor so that they gain the independence of getting in and out of bed that a cot doesn’t provide. It’s more common in middle class circles (Montessori). A mattress on the floor is also healthy for adults. The only difference to a traditional bed is that it’s lower.
It really shouldn’t be lumped in with sleeping on a sofa, being forced to share a bed with siblings, or sleeping on blankets on the floor.
The government really needs to step and push to resolve the housing crisis. Just like the pandemic they need to pull out a blank cheque and pay whatever is necessary to offset the 5 million house deficit we are facing.
Affordable housing is nonexistent. I’m on the register and max is 4 houses a week in my area. Every time I bid, even if early, my rank is around the 400s as a single guy with no children. That’s the game, I’ve accepted I’ll never afford a deposit or the likes but it’s somewhat unfair because I know drug dealers who have this housing and they provide nothing into the economy whereas I pay taxes and work 6 days a week. That’s my take as a 20 year old
>Shelley, who is on universal credit, loses around a fifth of her £1,000-a-month post-rent income through benefit deductions
How many people who work for a living have a grand left over after their rent is paid?
The average median salary is about £26000 (~£1800pm). The average rent is about £700-800.
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I have an idea that could help address this.
I used to work in supported housing for young people but nearly all of them were either care leavers or coming from difficult, abusive homes.
I often thought that most people in the UK at any age could benefit from supported housing options. What I’m really talking about is 4 people per room, living communally, sleeping in bunk beds, and being charged a quarter of your average single person rent rate so that they can save money and move on to something better if they wish, or continue to live in communal, cheap accomodation for their own personal reasons.
I know there’s devils in the details, I understand that this might be easier for men (like myself) due to security/privacy concerns, perhaps it could be men or women only projects, I don’t know, but I just feel that something like this would have helped me massively. It would take some strain off the housing crisis but also start to facilitate some community and address how lonely the modern world has become.
Maybe it wouldn’t work, but i feel we may have to explore opinions like this rather than wait for the old boys club to throw us a bone.