I think the drive to deliver on targets might be getting in the way of more effective policy delivery here.
Social and affordable housing has been ignored for decades as an issue. Now we’re finally starting to deal with it, but these massive purchases? Doesn’t this risk creating a slum-like situation that works for no one?
Or alternatively, maybe these buildings provide effectiveness of service delivery in a central location, as well as minimising effects on lots more neighbours. I’m thinking of one situation i know of, of a family who moved into social housing near me and have made life very difficult for all their neighbours. To the point its become a reason, (not the only reason), some friends sold and moved.
I’m conflicted about this one. And i don’t know enough.
I hope that they do a better job of managing tenants who cause problems than they would for those in the suburbs.
There must be plenty of non problematic tenants that can go in these large buildings.
I feel that while no one wants to be next to problem neighbours, at least if they are in a detached building then their impact is on less people.
Yeah, thats my initial thought, but then i remembered that family, and like everytime i’ve driven by they seem to have spread their mess out further and are always outside themselves, it can’t make for a peaceful environment for the neighbours.
So in my head i’s thinking if a problem resident is in a building like these, well maybe security guards can be stationed to keep things from going off the rails. But as i type this, the imagery seems more like a prison than housing.
