> What exactly is a ‘council estate’? Is that government housing?
Yeah. Run by Local Government. Like a “Housing Project”.
Council houses were state built houses, where the majority were built after after ww2, they can also be houses adopted by local Govt for social housing' purposes.
During the reign of the Labour Govt, the majority of state housing has been sold off to residents in them under the 'Right To Buy' scheme, at a discount of market value.
Unfortunately, most people who bought them, sold them on straight away (a practice which Govt clamped down on) for profit.
Council houses are usually very well built, with lots of garden space, and since many people now own them, the standards of the 'estates' has improved dramatically. No stigma over here by ownbing an 'ex council house'.
The problem now, is that there is a lack of social housing, so immigrants (with large families) are usually given housing from private landlords, at the taxpayers expense due to human rights laws on personnel/house size and bedroom ratios.
This a loophole getting absolutely raped by large immigrant families. For example, there was an article recently, where a family, compleltely living on state benefits, costs the taxpayer £90k a year, just in rental costs alone, as they live on the same street as amongst others, Conservative leader, David Cameron.
LINK HERE