yellowroses
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My husbands cousin def got a 4 bed house under social housing. She was waiting only one year but its in a rough part of cork city which is maybe why she got it so fast?.
It still dosen't justify why she was given a 4 bed house.
Makes you quite bitter actually to hear that. I've been slogging my guts out to get a deposit together by working three jobs and she was just handed one by waiting a year. Regardless of the area, she was offered a 4 bed house, something I will most likely not see for at least 10 years.
Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.Makes you quite bitter actually to hear that. I've been slogging my guts out to get a deposit together by working three jobs and she was just handed one by waiting a year. Regardless of the area, she was offered a 4 bed house, something I will most likely not see for at least 10 years.
Thanks for that. I thought apartments were usually offered to one person or one person with one child? didnt think they would be for 2 adults & one child. That would be very cramped. My husbands cousin just got keys to a 4 bedroom house & she is single with one child. Now thats in cork city so might be different to county council. Where would i get that info? On council website?
Remember the OP and her husband are Working. Possibly in Jobs we often fill with immigrants. They pay their social insurance. Believe me, a seven bedroom house in faranree wouldn't tempt most posters in this thread.
I really feel housing should be given for a fixed time period of say 5 years, let people work and save until then, if a review needed so be it.
Thanks for that. I thought apartments were usually offered to one person or one person with one child? didnt think they would be for 2 adults & one child. That would be very cramped. My husbands cousin just got keys to a 4 bedroom house & she is single with one child. Now thats in cork city so might be different to county council. Where would i get that info? On council website?
Could you cut back on food? 500/600 seems very high. We are a family of 4 & spend 200 euro a month on food shopping & that includes nappies/wipes etc. Get rid of Sky too & maybe think of getting saorview, can you use either mobil or landline & cut back there. Try & pay gas over 12 months at a set amount, turn down the thermostat too. Its
hard but once you cut out things you see that you dont need all of them. We have 372 euro a week total for a family of 4 & 200 of that alone goes on rent, we sold our car & use public transport, we layer up at home & turn heating off more often than we used to. Our cb goes straight off credit union loan, maybe see if you can consolidate your own loans. Also mabs are fantastic. We found them very helpful & while things are very tight we have been able to cut back alot. Best of luck
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