Why shouldn’t people on benefits move to Middlesbrough?

I work with quite a few families who have moved to the UK and can be flexible in terms of moving around in the care/nursing system.

Quite a few of them have moved from tiny flats in London to houses near parks and green spaces in the north east and seem pleased with the change. Their kids can play on grass, the schools are closer to home and while nobody pretends they've found heaven it is closer to what they envisaged when coming to the UK.

We've also had a few move up from the south where life hasn't quite fallen their way and again, they'd prefer a house over a flat as they try something new. I think it sets a good example to their kids of trying to get on track and showing that you don't have to be tied to the same streets if the opportunities just aren't there.
 
What is the upper rent that DWP pay in London?

My guess is £1100 per month which could get someone a one bed flat in a cheaper area of London - many people are pushed out to places like Luton, Southend, Grays where rents are lower. If someone is on benefits they wil be better off than someone earning on Living Wage, unless the working person can claim U/C on top of their wage.

Some people in London are still on social rents which in effect are subsidised by the social landlord.

Thre is plenty of space to build within the M25, but its very hard to get planning permission.
 
I've had this conversation with people before. Nobody thinks it's strange that someone would uproot their life and move to London for work but suggesting to someone from London that they should move for a house is mental apparently.

However, I don't think poor people should be moved out. It should only be a choice. If someone living in London recognises that they can have a better quality of life by living up north and owning a house than they can down south renting a flat then I think that should be encouraged. Forcibly displacing an entire demographic doesn't sit right.
 
Redwurzel said:
What is the upper rent that DWP pay in London?

My guess is £1100 per month which could get someone a one bed flat in a cheaper area of London - many people are pushed out to places like Luton, Southend, Grays where rents are lower. If someone is on benefits they wil be better off than someone earning on Living Wage, unless the working person can claim U/C on top of their wage.

Some people in London are still on social rents which in effect are subsidised by the social landlord.

Thre is plenty of space to build within the M25, but its very hard to get planning permission.
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The family I worked with had bought their council house/flat through the right to buy scheme and had sold it for a profit and had tried to cash in by buying in the Teesside area. Someone must have told them that houses were cheaper in Middlesbrough and they bought without seeing. The kids ended up in the care of the local authority.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
The family I worked with had bought their council house/flat through the right to buy scheme and had sold it for a profit and had tried to cash in by buying in the Teesside area. Someone must have told them that houses were cheaper in Middlesbrough and they bought without seeing. The kids ended up in the care of the local authority.
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From what I know, it is possible to buy a 3 bed house for around £165k in a sound area of Teesside, but an outside would need help to find the right area.

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They will be looking for accommodation to rent - Estate agents are part of that in London some seem to rent out more properties than they sell.

Many on benefits in London maybe working for say earning £330/week but are getting a lot of their rent paid by the State if they have a number of dependents.
 
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