tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post602718957471452803..comments2023-05-03T15:53:16.140+01:00Comments on Father Mervyn's Blog: SPARE BEDROOM TAXFather Mervyn Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053613428222136067noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-55236477287216956052013-02-15T12:57:07.573+00:002013-02-15T12:57:07.573+00:00thank you for pointing that out
my council 2 bed f...thank you for pointing that out<br />my council 2 bed flat is approx 20 to 25 pounds cheaper a week than any private rented single bedroomed flat in this area , which are as rare as rocking horse teeth around hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-39270735230761703732013-02-10T16:37:14.832+00:002013-02-10T16:37:14.832+00:00Quite right, Father. As a taxpayer (on a modest oc...Quite right, Father. As a taxpayer (on a modest occupational pension), I have no objection to the payment of benefits to people who are out of work, but I'm - ahem! - jiggered if I see any reason to subsidise employers who don't pay a living wage. This is the real scandal of housing benefit (and some other means-tested benefits). The foul rhetoric about "scroungers" is used to disguise the fact that many payments are to people on low wages.<br /><br />You are also right about the small number of social housing properties available with only one or two bedrooms. There is of course the issue of the great sell-off of council houses to sitting tenants, further restricting the supply of social housing.Alan Harrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-23512908971421403802013-02-10T15:24:41.463+00:002013-02-10T15:24:41.463+00:00As a matter of fact, people who receive Housing Be...As a matter of fact, people who receive Housing Benefit are not necessarily unemployed.Father Mervyn Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053613428222136067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-51898537662029560312013-02-10T15:16:13.679+00:002013-02-10T15:16:13.679+00:00[Typo - last word should be "say"].[Typo - last word should be "say"].Morris Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099635989949105753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-79613647948291827842013-02-10T15:14:11.589+00:002013-02-10T15:14:11.589+00:00I think the Prime Minister actually does a job( wh...I think the Prime Minister actually does a job( whether you appreciate it or not ). The people affected are people who don't work or earn very little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197204543030756767.post-51016182795240315262013-02-10T14:51:48.171+00:002013-02-10T14:51:48.171+00:00I could find this marginally more acceptable in pa...I could find this marginally more acceptable in particular circumstances. For example, are these the standards by which our politicians decide on the suitability or otherwise of their own accommodation? How many rooms in total does the Prime Minister enjoy with his private residence(s), 10 Downing Street, and Chequers? Will his "benefit" (ie the salary given at taxpayers' expense) be cut in respect of the excess? Thought not!<br /><br />You have to understand, Father, that we are just plebs. Don't do what they do, but do what they so.Morris Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099635989949105753noreply@blogger.com