Declan,

"There is a shortage of rental properties in the area. What's a council to do? Ship them to a neighbouring council? "

...and you think that this is the best solution that they could come up with? If it is then it shows how bad govt and social housing has become. C'mon this isn't a realistic solution, perhaps the easiest in the cir$%^&tances but this family had a house it just wasn't big enough according to what somebody says is their right - can all council tenants get bigger houses irrespective of cost when it suits? - can somebody in work without enough income? - not a chance its unaffordable but current govt thinking ignores that, it wastes money in social schemes while cutting in education and health - the really important areas.

£1600/wk or £83200/year - hotels cost more, really? I'll have to stop using hotels then.

This isn't about race it's about sensible solutions and this sort of housing cost isn't sensible or sustainable - or is it? Realistically? Is this affordable? There might have to be social reform for what people on welfare can expect or are their rights sovereign? Human rights, oh of course!! Otherwise why should those with large families struggle in jobs to provide for them when the state will do it? That's the real issue.

You yourself have said that people who can't afford to buy a house should rent, should people who can't afford to rent then just put up with a smaller house? Or do the unemployed with ever more kids just be given ever bigger houses?

This is the sort of story that fuels racism because it's patently unfair on hard working families and the lucky tenant happens to be originally foreign - do you really find that funny? - I don't ffs the racists have made enough gains as it is from disaffected non racists voting bnp....yes I know you were just goading but this is serious imo.