Dear Residents,
It's so good to hear that our future is looking rosy with a massive house building programme that our government is putting in place. Not so good for Joe and Helen though. Are you typical of Joe and Helen or is your Son or Daughter in the same boat? Please read on:
Dear Councillors and Members of Parliament,
My name is Joe Bishop. I work for the NHS. My salary is £24,000 pa. My wife, Helen has a part time job which she fits in between my shifts and brings in an extra 5,500 pa. I am a moderately intelligent person. We have one child. At the moment I rent a small flat at the rate of £700 per month. I pay my taxes and national insurance. I pay my Council Tax and all utility bills. We have an old diesel car which regularly breaks down because I can't afford the servicing. We have no luxuries, we struggle to find value food. We have no savings because we can't save.
It's encouraging to read that hundreds of thousands of houses are being built, in the planning system to be built and will be built in the future.
If I was a landlord, I would be rubbing my hands together with glee at how many more houses I could add to my portfolio to rent to people like me.
There are a number things that we do have: We have aspirations, We have our love for each other, We have a deep understanding of each other. ...............We also have anxiety, stress and depression.
Is there at least one member of local or central government that can reassure us that our lives will be better in the near or distant future.
Yours faithfully,
Joe Bishop.
