I got a newbuild council house with a garden – trolls fume it’s ‘better’ than theirs and ask ‘what’s the point working?’
A MOTHER has revealed that she has been given a sparkling newbuild council house with a large garden.
Jaz, a mum-of-two from the UK, explained that she moved from a two-bedroom first floor flat to a much bigger two-bedroom home on a newbuild estate.
Posting on social media, the content creator gave her followers a close-up look inside her jaw-dropping home, which is complete with fresh grey carpet and herringbone-style flooring.
It’s even got a fresh kitchen, downstairs loo, upstairs bathroom and spacious patio and grass area outside.
Thrilled with her new home, Jaz said: “Come view my new housing association house with me - so this is a newbuild housing association house.
“It's just been built, they've just had the handover for the keys and this was me viewing it.”
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Showing off her outside space, Jaz added: “This place has a garden, a lovely, nice average size garden - the kids have never had a garden in their life, so I'm really happy about that.”
The young woman confirmed that there’s two bedrooms and she plans to have the smaller room so her two kids can share the larger one.
She also voiced her intentions of transforming the room’s storage cupboard into a wardrobe.
Jaz later confirmed that she was previously renting privately while she was pregnant.
However, she was then able to get her housing association property after she was made homeless as a result of a section 21 notice.
She also confessed that she was unable to get a job around her children’s childcare, which meant she then couldn’t afford to rent privately.
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @typicalgeminix, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 421,300 views.
Not only this, but it’s also amassed 10,300 likes, 897 comments and 498 saves.
How can I get a council house?
To apply for a council home, you need to fill out and hand in an application to your local authority.
To find your local authority, simply use the Government's council locator tool on its website.
Once you have access to your local council's website, it should offer you guidelines on how to complete your application.
After applying, you'll most likely have to join a waiting list.
Bear in mind, even if you are put on a waiting list, this doesn't guarantee you a council house offer.
Your council should also offer you advice on how to stay in your current home and solve any issues you might have, such as problems with a private landlord or mortgage.
You are eligible to apply for council housing if you are a British citizen living in the UK providing have not lived abroad recently.
Each council has its own local rules about who qualifies to go on the housing register in its area, but it is based on "points" or a "banding" system.
For example, you’re likely to be offered housing first if you:
- are homeless
- live in cramped conditions
- have a medical condition made worse by your current home
- are seeking to escape domestic violence
Once you are high enough on a council's waiting list, it will contact you when a property is available.
Some councils let people apply at the age of 18, while others let you apply even sooner at 16-year-olds.
EU workers and their families and refugees may also be eligible.
A council house is reached through a points system, so depending on your housing needs, you may be considered low priority.
The council will contact you about any available property once you are high enough on the waiting list.
There is no limit on how long you can expect to be on the waiting list.
Big divide
But social media users were left massively divided by Jaz’s clip - while many were stunned and didn’t think it was fair that she was given such a gorgeous property, others reinforced that Jaz would still have to spend money on her new home.
One person said: “I paid £160,000 for a wimpy newbuild, and yours is better! What's the point in working, when you get it for free!”
People need to stop having kids and expect tax payers to do the most
TikTok user
Another added: “I work so hard to get a house and people like you get handed to you!!! How is that fair! Single mothers get more priority.”
Whilst a third rudely remarked: “The taxpayer giveth.”
The reality of living in a council house
LEANNE Hall, Digital Writer at Fabulous, has discussed what it was like growing up in a council house, and why those living in such properties are often judged...
When I was a child I grew up in a council house, and was blissfully unaware of the discrimination that came with that, until I became an adult.
My younger years were spent running up and down the stairs of my flat, meeting with other friends who lived there and making the most of the communal garden.
But now, it seems no matter your circumstance, everyone has something to say about why you shouldn’t be there.
Living just outside of London like I did, rent prices are still high, and as my mum was at home raising three kids at the time, it wasn’t easy to find a job that fit around that.
People in council houses are often labelled as ‘scroungers’ or ‘lazy’ but it’s nothing of the sort.
Most families in council homes experience overcrowding, and let’s not even mention the horrendous amount of damp and mould that comes from living in old social housing that hasn’t had work done to them in 50 or so years.
It’s not ideal for many, but it does provide a secure home without the fear your rent will shoot up every single year, which I would argue is vital to children growing up on the poverty line.
At the same time, someone else slammed: “People need to stop having kids and expect tax payers to do the most.”
Despite this, one user wrote: “Please note people - you DO pay rent for housing association or council homes - they are NOT FREE.”
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Meanwhile, another shared: “Guys don’t be mad at her, be mad at the government for not providing more of these.”
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