Council housing isn't solely reserved for those with medial problems or on a lesser wage than someone else. The cap on earnings also would make no sense. The Council are more interested in housing people (instances like this jo or noturbasicmama) as they actually earn a living and will be able to keep up with rent.With child benefit, if a single parent earns more than £50k per year, then no benefit, but if both parents each earn less than £50k per year then child benefit can be claim. So technically they can both earn £99,999,99 between them, then child benefit is awarded.
Btw with her living in a council / housing association / social housing property, surely, they must be a Cap on income you must earn, before you become illegible for the property a.k.a. if you earn more than 60,000 a year without medical needs for the property. Also would this apply to savings as well. Because it frustrates me that she could easily afford a property, on the private rental market. As a flat could be given to somebody, that really needs it more than her.
What would be more desirable to you, someone who isn't working and living benefit pay out to benefit payout, with the risk of them not paying rent one month, or renting to someone who earns (regardless of job). This is how the council view it (I worked for the Council for 5 and a half years previously)
Yes it is frustrating to see that she is still living in a council flat whilst bragging about what money she earns, but council housing isn't means tested.
Also before anyone starts im not defending the whale just explaining that she is likely a more desirable candidate than someone who doesn't work
Like surely you'd just work part-time or whatever just to have that extra touch of income? Unless he's still "not living there" and big momma Jo can give him an allowance that keeps him just under the DWP threshold 