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Somali refugee family given one of Britain’s most expensive council houses...
Voice of Europe ^ | 12/28/17

Posted on 12/28/2017 6:24:09 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

A family of Somali refugees are living in a £2.2m mansion which is thought to be one of Britain’s most expensive council houses.

Muriidi Abati, 57 who earns £7 an hour and his wife Marhan Mohamed, 44, have lived in the Georgian townhouse with their 7 children for 15 years. They are paying only £90pw to Islington Council.

Critics have said it was “ridiculous,” refugees given “a home for millionaires” while many others live in squalor. Refugees can qualify as a priority for housing if local a council deems them “vulnerable,” although this is not listed as a “special reason” category.

A neighbour (asked not to be named) of the Abati family, said he was also a council tenant and his home was worth up to £3m.

John Bickley, United Kingdom Independence Party immigration spokesman said: “Councils have a duty to optimise tax-payers money, and these properties should be sold and the returns invested in affordable social housing that benefits a larger number of residents.”


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: islington; johnbickley; somalia; uk; ukip; unitedkingdom
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To: a fool in paradise

It sure is a well-paying career!


21 posted on 12/28/2017 7:01:11 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

British insanity has destroyed them. It won’t get better with time.


22 posted on 12/28/2017 7:04:55 PM PST by Vision (If you can't respect the Anthem, then it's time for you to find another home.)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Ordinary Brits should buy homes in America, my general contractor friend just built 10 homes - of those 10 homes, 7 are sold - 3 from China, 2 from Canada, 1 each from UK and Denmark...

I wonder how much they wrecked it!

23 posted on 12/28/2017 7:16:48 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Generations of citizens pay taxes all their lives, many struggling, and a welfare mansion is given to citizens that hate and want to overthrow their nation.

Twisted world we live in. Liberals destroy everything.


24 posted on 12/28/2017 7:23:07 PM PST by boycott
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To: Mears

Islington is one of the most fashionable areas of London.


25 posted on 12/28/2017 7:24:44 PM PST by lodi90
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To: lodi90

Thanks——I’ve been to London but I couldn’t place Islington.

Next time I’ll go as a Somali. :-)

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26 posted on 12/28/2017 7:26:55 PM PST by Mears
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

So the Somalis will destroy the house, and Brits will pay taxes so that they can do so.


27 posted on 12/28/2017 7:37:32 PM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: Tax-chick

Yeah, it is. HUD programs under soetoro were placing Section 8 homes in affluent neighborhoods so the “clients” wouldn’t be “stigmatized”.


28 posted on 12/28/2017 7:44:26 PM PST by Eagles6
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

This is unmitigated insanity and self-loathing.

The UK elites are death worshippers.

“The wages of sin is death”


29 posted on 12/28/2017 8:44:35 PM PST by bkopto
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
The article is lacking several vital items of information about the house: Number of square feet of floorspace; number of bathrooms; special amenities; etc.

Regards,

30 posted on 12/29/2017 1:16:07 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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