After my marriage broke down my housing organization flat was my lifeboat now I’m a member of the organization board and it values my opinionsAs a fellow social housing tenant,I felt I had to reply to the recent article by Elizabeth Spring, in which she says it’s terrifying to be a tenant right now. I have no idea which social housing landlord Elizabeth is renting from, or but I can assure her that the experience she describes does not reflect my own. I moved into social housing five years ago,after the wreck-up of my marriage. My housing organization flat was my lifeboat; without that safety net Im not certain how I would have coped. At no point did I ever feel, as Elizabeth says she does, or “beneath contempt” or “a loser”. I was treated with dignity and respect by all those who supported me. I was encouraged to make decisions in my best interest,and given all the essential information to do this. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com