"bert" wrote in message
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In article , harry
writes
On Monday, 21 December 2015 00:49:09 UTC, Fredxxx wrote:
On 20/12/2015 23:47, bert wrote:
In article ,
harry writes
On Sunday, 20 December 2015 15:09:47 UTC, Fredxxx wrote:
On 20/12/2015 14:46, charles wrote:
In article ,
Adrian wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 2015 14:01:58 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

If you wish to give chapter and verse on what was remarkably
punitive
legislation, feel free.

"remarkably punitive"?

EVERYBODY else has to pay more to live in a larger property,
whether they
be in private-sector rented housing or owner-occupiers or just
funding
the cost of their social housing themselves.

Why should those people who get the taxpayer to cover the cost of
their
social housing be any different? If social housing didn't have
such
security of tenancy, it'd be easier to get people to move into
more
appropriate accommodation, freeing larger properties for those
who are
overcrowded or are more in need of the limited amount of social
housing.

One of the problems with this train of thought is that there isn't
enough
property in the "smaller" category available. Developers prefer
to build
larger properties. In this village, a Housing Needs Survey showed
a
requirement for 2 or 3 bedroom properties. So, there is a current
planning
application for a site providing 3 off 6 bedroom, and 1 off 5
bedroom and 2
off 4 bedroom houses.

What is sad that successive governments failure to build to match
demand
means more tax money is spent on Housing Benefit.

There's no shortage of houses.
Too much demand.
ie, too many migrants.
There's no shortage of plots with planning permission waiting for
houses
to be built on them.

I've often thought council tax should be paid on unused plots after say
the renewal of planning permission.

Typical ****ing socialist.
Thinks tax more and give to the idle proles.

By idle proles I assume you mean elderly people who require but cannot get
some social care which is where a great part of council tax is spent.

That's not what
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counci...l_Tax_is_spent
says.