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eu grants given to housing trusts ?
hi. i've recently seen a lot of work done on local housing trust homes. ie new kitchens, electrics, central heating, bathrooms etc. so i ask a friend who lives in one of the properties how the trusts were able to afford to have such extensive work done. she said she had actually asked one of their workers this and he told her they weren't paying a penny out the eu were footing the bill !.
now i have a problem with this, because obviously a housing trust is after all a business. nothing seems to be available to help those of us who have our own homes but are still having difficulties finding money to cover the essentials like a new boiler. what do you think.
they are receiving income for the homes, in the form of rent. i personally wouldn't class that as a charity. most in my area rake in over £100 rent a week.
they are receiving income for the homes, in the form of rent. i personally wouldn't class that as a charity. most in my area rake in over £100 rent a week.
in the north of england normal rented accommodation is a similar price. these prices are not cheap. the kitchens and bathrooms fitted are quite nice quality fittings actually but that is not the point.
don't get me wrong i have no problem that the property's are being improved,just that if someone who owned their own home had the misfortune that their heating was completely broken, and they had no money to repair/replace it they would be left to freeze to death because no money is set aside to help in this situation. would their need not be as great.
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- Dr RedthumbLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
housing trusts aren't businesses, they are charities. That's why they are called trusts, not businesses.
That's right, they charge less than private rent which is intended to make a profit, so that people who could not otherwise afford a decent place to live don't have to live in a box in a shop doorway, and they use the income to build more houses and maintain the ones they have. Being a charity doesn't have to mean just giving everything away, all that achieves is it rapidly diminishes your ability to help people, and demonstrates a lack of imagination.
- Girlie ElectricsLv 78 years ago
There are/were "warm front" grants for improving efficiency of boiler systems and last year there were myriad discounted insulation schemes. All for homeowners.
And have you looked at the "quality" of these "new" kitchens and baths.
They'll also get a damn good price on the contracted labour for a 'batch' of 300 homes.
