Housing Britain: Moved miles away from home - BBC Newsnight 

People can no longer rely on councils and the government to help them with every aspect of life. Able bodied people have to sort themselves out.

Social cleansing is happening all over the UK. I have seen council/social housing be demolished to be replaced by luxury housing.

Move them to the north east where there are countless streets of abandoned houses, get the local unemployed to do the houses up first. Make returning exservicemen wardens and caretakers.

Maidstone is a great place to live. My sister and all her family moved there years ago and love it.

So where exactly do you expect the council to put you when they don’t have anymore resources?

I had to move 200 miles away from my extended family in order to sustain a better life for my family. No one has the right to live in a particular place, especially people that are asking the tax payer for support.

I became homeless in Maidstone and I had no children at the time, I went to the council offices and was told they couldn't help me unless I had children, so I spent a further 3 years homeless, so they wouldn't help me but they move people in from London who don't want to be there, thanks Maidstone Borough Council for all your help u appreciate that! I was from your Borough but u ignored me im lucky to be alive still !

Why should hard working people have to pay for people that have multiple children who can’t afford them. Make better life choices and you might not be evicted.

"Moved miles away from home" could be worse, could be Birmingham. After the property crashes of the 80s and 90s , where a lot of house builders went out of business , the ones that remained went back to the drawing board . The outgoing major government then New labour and camerons coalition just went along with the new policy of stack them high, sell them high! Those of us who own property need ask ourselves do we want our property values to be heavily lowered and our neighbourhoods, brown and green belts to be heavily built upon, all whilst immigration continues to rise? Also not forgetting Britain and mainly London is the money laundering capital of the world! And our biggest and most profitable industry the service sector, actually enables this corruption to happen.

This isn't new for Maidstone, West Malling or the Medway Towns; 12 year waiting lists for Council housing in these areas has been the norm since the 1970s. London overspill, since the late 1960s, has contributed to unaffordably high rents & property prices for local people. I can't even begin to imagine how many families are now living in unsuitable temporary accommodation or homeless since the introduction of the Bedroom Tax & the pressure it's putting on people & services.

Luton Bedfordshire is the same. All the old office buildings and old universities student accommodation have been turned into residential accommodation.

More people on the dole, needing more public housing. The never ending results from a welfare state. Labour solution, more immigrants, more welfare, no one is responsible

London is too expensive for people without jobs to live. they should be moved out. I grew up in a city almost as expensive as london, I always understood I would have to move out and I did, I bought a house elsewhere. I made a contribution, earning double the national average wage. why should these idlers be different? there are towns in the north east where there are many empty streets and cheap housing, the unemployed and single parents from london should be moved there. the social workers supporting the 'vulnerable' people could move with them reducing the pressure on the london labour market

So much to say on this.... I mean she has a roof over her head, but I know many people are saying it’s gentrification of London..... it’s a shame that areas like Maidstone doesn’t have the infrastructure to cater for these relocated people

Land Value Tax.

Good old MAGGIE THATCHER allowed me to buy my council house, Now i have two houses one in Northampton and a huge DETACHED HOUSE IN SCOTLAND WITH 3/4 ACHERS OF LAND OVER 150 TREES , Thankyou Maggie !!!!!!!!!!!?

Perhaps there are still some WW2 air raid shelters that could be renovated! Blame it all on Thatcherism!!

You know people, if u have no education, no career, money, nothing to enable you to even give your child a decent life..... Their is another another choice other than.. "yea I am going to have the baby'

Hey London could build more tower blocks and have them derelict in 10 to 40 years onwards

So then...no husbands in England? No maternal or paternal grandparents ?Each child comes into this world with 6 adults who could kick in to feed cloth and provide . Or is family not a thing in England? How did the tough as nails WW2 generation turn into people that expect to be taken care of by their neighbors paycheck instead of families helping each other.

Evil tory government

scrap the greenbelt! would make a good start

She needs to spend less on lip injections lol

Maidstone sounds like where the channel tunnel comes out.

The falling pound with Brexit means more rich Arabs and Russians can buy apartments. The Londoners have to be moved out to Kent.

Kent has always suffered from London councils shafting their unwanted. This happened long before the economic crisis

"When she was made homeless by her private landlord last year..." Hahahahahahaha. Such awful reporting.

These people are living in the council houses usually single mothers who want somewhere to live they should be grateful to be offered a place to live but they complain!!!! If they don't like it go to work then you can rent somewhere you want to live!!!! By paying for yourself.

It's Maidstone, not Mars. Moving is difficult but it's better than homelessness

Back in the 1980's and prior, few would say those old council flats/homes were perfect, BUT you could actually call it "home" and feel as such. Communities, connections, belonging was a positive highly valued byproduct of it..

It's not only about housing, it's about home - seems to be lost on most people commenting.

Everytime I see these types of videos its always single mothers where are the fathers they should take responsibility a well.

Try a policy of British homes for Britons first. When the ethno brits are housed you can look at housing foreigners and selling to the Chinese and Arabs.

If you getting something Free while others have to work sacrifice for the same, why you complaining?? Take responsibility for yourselves.

People move around the country for jobs....No choice should be given to people living off the state. Get a job and work if you want choice.

We need to go back to a time when we had an extended family as support, marriage as a union build on duties and responsibilities. Children conceived not outside wedlock. Where a women Also (among many other things) chooses a man for the ability to provide for his family not rely on the sacrifice of others already sacrificing for their own. This insistence of this type of life style is failing and this country will not be able to continually print money to support it, the money is becoming worthless.

Where are the fathers? They are missing from families in so many similar videos.

This is unacceptable. London’s issue not Kent’s or anywhere else’s. it’s about time the major of London realised London is full and took some action to control immigration, housing and social care. Disgusting example of council and population mismanagement. Ruining Kent in the process. Thoughts for the people who moved out to Maidstone and bought their properties in order to move away from these sort of issues only to find a London borough drops the people they no longer want in their borough into the town anyway. Disgusting abuse of people and the situation by London councils.

free housing - whats with the complaints?

Maidstone is a nice town. Where are the Fathers of the children on this programme.

well that explains miller heights and the level of crime increases in maidstone. I really feel most for single mothers and their kids, there are an awful lot of drunks and drug takers being pushed onto maidstone and single mums have to raise their kids under the same building. It's not safe.

You get a roof over your head for free, Kent is not Jupital,yet people are still complaining. We work our ass to pay our taxes so that there is a roof over our head,and we often live in a room size of a toilet in London,compare to us,I hope you have more graditute toward what the council are providing,and start working and earn your own living if you are not happy with it.

British housing is so bad its not even funny, especially compared to that in other EU countries. Their sizes are claustrophobic, walls are made of cardboard or what, good luck trying to open the windows after a few years, no floating floors, radiators (the war is over, its 21st century), just a carpet on a concrete floor (the 60s are over), everything is on the cheap (you dont want to see a bathroom), and the price? Fuck! Not only is it all bad, but its prohibitive! If housing put stress on your budget, your childcare and universities are not for free, you pay council tax on top of that and most people are on near minimum wage... good luck.

Why do these women with kids not have husbands and don't work for a living?

People have got to work their way out of poverty and not expect the state to do it all. Where are the men? don't they feel in any way responsible for the many children they procriate. Believe me I am not in any way wealthy but we have always worked hard, at times I have had three jobs. The state pays for childcare, use it.

I don't know why people stick to London. This city is a complete crap. Double or triple prices, overcrowded and huge criminality. I stay away from that place and I am happy with that.

WHERE IS THE F****** FATHER!!!! How can you be so selfish to make the decision to bring a child into this world without being there or being able to support them and give them a good start in life.

And you can bet those reconverted buildings are nowhere near as good as new residential ones in energy proficiency, soundproofing, etc... That said it is always better than being homeless.

Aloise lives like a queen and her children like princes! They live like royalty. UK must be very rich country to be able to provide for it's people so well. These people do not understand how lucky they are to be citizens of UK.

Beggars can’t be choosers. Want a choice in where you live? Then be sure you can pay for your lifestyle yourself.

Why are people more bothered about making cheap political points and deeming these women irresponsible, why aren't people more concerned about the poor woman whose seven year old son died? Which probably would not have happened if she had remained in London! Just absolutely heartless, I am honestly quite shocked about this! Did you even watch the video or did you just decide to comment on it?

My left ear particularly enjoyed this video...

You've moved towns for economic reasons. And...? People move countries, CONTINENTS, and have done so since the dawn of time without whining!!

Remember the saying ; Beggars can't be choosers.

Every single person needs a roof over their heads. For homes to be used simply for income and profit is abhorrent. Every wage should enable people to live in reasonable decent comfort. 'Council' homes were built alongside purpose built industrial areas etc to enable workers to live nearby. Those now responsible for infrastructure etc have been doing a lousy job and when it is costing children and adults wellbeing and lives it is unforgivable. RIP little angel.

maidstone still aint far from london try birmingham love but like the woman that lost her son i feel so sad for her, you can't give up u gotta just make it somehow

London as example by price as to a repay of a mortgage or rent to a payment, as city with compare to a county by a scale with other as city.

They complain and complain work hard pay for your own house don’t expect us to pay for your rent, food, sky tv, iPhone contact!

London needs to build MORE affordable and social housing and make Londoners the priority

The problem is the lack of smaller housing for singles and small families... The US has this problem, too. It's not related to space. It's not profitable to build a lower end home, so our market is swamped with houses and three bedrooms. I'm one person, I want an efficiency or a small apartment, but I'm forced to wait till I have someone to live with in a home like it's the 50s. It's uncommon in the US for roommates to split a house... It's considered a "poor people" thing. No options here. And no, I'm not going to shack up with four friends because I'm 23, not 18 and in college. Please build more singles housing.

Socialism

Not hating or being rude but am tired of seeing a bunch of poor people that depend on the goverment complain or cry when the govement makes them homless or give them a houseing situations that they dont like. Birth control has became available in the 20th century dont make kids if your life is in the hands of the goverment. Dont waste money if your in a shit job dobt like like there is no tomorrow if your patner is broke or not ambitious. Its not rocket sicence.

where is her husband? Why is he not out working to provide housing for his wife and sons?

This is like the plot of 'People Just Do Nothing'

Unbelievable. Do these people want a home or not? On a separate note, there is a mass of redundant commercial property that can be used and this ill informed documentary suggests it shouldn't.

beggars cant be choosers, support yourself and choose where you live, or rely on the state and they will chose where it;s cheaper for them, why should the tax payer pay £1000+ a month for a london rental when they can get similar elsewhere for 1/3rd of the cost, and a family / homeless person has a roof over their heads part of the problem is people faking 'homelessness' in order to try and get housed by the council in a cheaper rent place, you see it all the time, people claiming to have been chucked out of their parents place etc many people who are told they need to be moved elsewhere suddenly find somewhere else to stay be that with family or in a private let, councils are wise to the games these people are playing. if you are genuinely homeless then you will take anywhere that is offered. you see the same when people do finally get offered a council / housing association place, people are way too fussy, turning down a property because its a flat and not a house etc when those that are genuinely in need will take literally anything they are offered.

Just to let you know they are still trying to do this. I live in Medway Kent, my family s here, my work is here, they offered me a flat in Hartlepool

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THE HOUSING PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY GREEDY DEVOLOPERS SPECULATORS ESTATE AGENTS, SORRY I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER

Always waltham forest every documentary.

Eloise is kinda scrumptious looking. . . As one that had childhood asthma, I'm feeling for Kelly's circumstance. You must have ready resources around you that will allow for rapid and appropriate action for this. Asthma is nothing to screw around with. Rest her little boys soul. .

BORRIS JOHNSON ruined Renting scheme by introducing (affordable rent) which is double the price of social rent. How do you manage to call something twice the price affordable. I call it (BORRIS RENT) so people relate better to it. I rent a housing association 1 bed for £220 at newly created (affordable rent) a month but previous tenants paid £110 at (social rent). BORRIS doubled the price literally. BORRIS is after all the land lord class, what does he know about working class.

Where are the fathers

The UK takes better care of their homeless than America does!! It’s a disgrace here and the rents in this country have grown out of control so much so that, whole families are living on the street even if both parents work! There’s no flats they can afford and there’s no end in sight! Also, disabled and elderly getting evicted with no recourse bc landlords today want you to make 3 X’s the amount of the rent! A 1 bedroom in Massachusetts is $2100.00 per month with no utilities and you’d have to make $6300.00 a month to get the apartment! Disgusting! But, good in ya Britain! At least you put ppl in temporary housing so they don’t have to go to the streets!

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population problem. too many people. We all need to have smaller families. give tax breaks and incentives and stop viewing population as something to profit from and ignore the problem.

The cancer which is london spreads out into the shires. Places like where I live have always had far less investment from government in infrastructure and are therefore already overburdened with the requirements of people local born and bred, the last thing we need is extra people coming in from the likes of London. An example of this is in recent years we have seen an ever growing number of londoners relocating to my area. They are buying up local houses because they've plenty of money after selling up in London. But that means there is then a shortage of housing for locals and prices are going up rapidly and as local wages a very low compared to the likes of london, it means local children are priced out of any kind of house of their own.

this can’t, mustn’t go on, decent people, hard working, intelligent, Jesus everyone deserves a roof over their head, a community that they can live and work in, and thrive. Greed, unfair distribution of wealth has a lot to answer for in UK

How can they move people 100s of miles away when they have lived all their lives in London? This is wrong.

The end so heartbreaking 💔 i cannot imagine what that poor mother has had to go through

I had to move 25 miles across london to east greenwich - to stay in london. Its quite though.

Pretty sure that real estate is in a bubble and eventually prices will come back down to earth.