I am a mother living in social housing. I will never move, even if people make fun of me.
A mother has hit back at internet trolls who said she should move out of her social housing unit, announcing she has no plans to do so.
Ashlan Hindle took to social media to share why she would never move, even if the rent is too expensive.
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The mother of one was responding to a comment asking how people could hold on to social housing for decades when there were more families in need.
However, Ashlan was quick to defend herself and her three-bedroom council home, admitting she would have been homeless if she had not been given council housing.
She said: “So if you buy a social housing unit, you get a lifelong tenancy agreement. That means that as long as you don’t cause any nuisance to your neighbours, your home is well maintained and you always pay your rent and bills on time, you have the option to buy the property at a later date.”
It is important to know that each municipality has its own rules for this. Some municipalities have five-year contracts that can be revised, while others have stopped the Right to Buy scheme.
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She added that one of the best things about renting social housing was that she had stability and didn’t have to worry about rent increases or moving every year, as she did with private housing.
Ashlan also debunked the myth that all social housing was cheap, saying it was more expensive than her private rental home.
“My private amount was £545 and this is £745,” she revealed.
The mother continued: “We were desperate for a place to live because we were on the verge of becoming homeless.
“But we also had doubts about the price of the property and were afraid that it would put us on the brink of poverty.
“But when we sat down and looked at the bigger picture, we saw that we had the stability and we had enough income to pay the rent.
“There just wasn’t much left.”
The mother shared the clip on her TikTok account @ashlan_hindle where it went viral with over 274,000 views and 8,000 likes.
People were quick to share their thoughts in the comments.
Someone wrote: “It is wrong that you should only have social housing for the time you need it and that you should abolish the option to buy it for the time you need it. next person who needs it.”
How can I get social housing?
To apply for social housing, you must complete an application form and submit it to your municipality.
To find your municipality, you can simply use the municipality finder on the government website.
Once you have access to your municipality’s website, you will find guidelines there for completing your application.
After you register, you will likely be placed on a waiting list.
Please note that even if you are placed on the waiting list, this does not guarantee an offer of social housing.
Your local authority can also advise you on how to continue living in your current home and resolve any issues, such as problems with a private landlord or mortgage.
You are eligible for application for social housing if you are a British citizen living in the UK, provided you have not recently lived abroad.
Each municipality has its own local rules about who is eligible to be placed on the housing list for its area, but these rules are based on a system of ‘points’ or ‘bands’.
For example, you will probably be the first to be offered a home if you:
- are homeless
- living in cramped conditions
- have a medical condition that is aggravated by your current home
- trying to escape domestic violence
Once you are high enough on the municipality’s waiting list, you will be contacted as soon as a home becomes available.
In some municipalities you can submit an application from the age of 18, in other municipalities you can submit an application from the age of 16.
EU workers and their families and refugees may also be eligible.
You will be allocated social housing through a points system. Depending on your housing needs, you may be given low priority.
Once you are high enough on the waiting list, the municipality will contact you about available housing.
There is no limit to how long you will be on the waiting list.
“Then it is temporary housing, not social housing,” Ashlan replied.
Another commented: “How cruel people are to think that someone should be given a place to live and then later be thrown out.”
“I have been living in my social housing for 20 years now and have no plans to move,” wrote a third.
Meanwhile, a fourth said: “Your home looks beautiful. Congratulations.”
“It’s beautiful, amazing you got one,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “This is such a brilliant plan and we need more of it. People are poor and can’t afford their own homes. Social housing for everyone.”
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