ok, so worst case scenario

[chef]

i've been thinking about this on and off for a while..

everyone is sayong "OOOooo doom is coming" etc etc. and i believe them..

however, there are a lot out there that dont have a clue whats going on, so, in a major recession, given the scenario that people will lose there jobs and then cant afford mortgage or simply their bills to live, they effectively just cant afford to live, what would actually happen?

they register for the dole.. ok fine
they go on the council house waiting list.. alright makes sense

but both of those options dont cover basic costs and by that point they'll have big heavy men knocking on the door tapping a baseball bat..

so they register as bankrupt..

but still they have no job... there are no jobs and they cant afford to get by as there are no council houses..

so what happens then?

the only thing i can think of is that homeless figures rise dramatically..

am i right in this thinking? i am quite curious..

[Viktor]

Worst case scenario is WW3...

[Pickle2]

am i right in this thinking? i am quite curious..

They turn to crime and take what they need from you.

[NickFitz]

so what happens then?

The same as last time.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Tent cities are emerging all over the USSA

[sasguru]

Good post. I look forward to the answers. I suspect most people are burying their heads in the sand.

[expat]

i've been thinking about this on and off for a while..

everyone is sayong "OOOooo doom is coming" etc etc. and i believe them..

however, there are a lot out there that dont have a clue whats going on, so, in a major recession, given the scenario that people will lose there jobs and then cant afford mortgage or simply their bills to live, they effectively just cant afford to live, what would actually happen?

they register for the dole.. ok fine
they go on the council house waiting list.. alright makes sense

but both of those options dont cover basic costs and by that point they'll have big heavy men knocking on the door tapping a baseball bat..

so they register as bankrupt..

but still they have no job... there are no jobs and they cant afford to get by as there are no council houses..

so what happens then?

the only thing i can think of is that homeless figures rise dramatically..

am i right in this thinking? i am quite curious..

Dole pays rent AFAIK.
Councils have a duty to prevent homelessness: they may put you up in temporary accommodation for example (i.e. a DSS B&B).
You don't "register" as bankrupt, you apply to be made bankrupt.

[Gordon Brown]

i've been thinking about this on and off for a while..

everyone is sayong "OOOooo doom is coming" etc etc. and i believe them..

however, there are a lot out there that dont have a clue whats going on, so, in a major recession, given the scenario that people will lose there jobs and then cant afford mortgage or simply their bills to live, they effectively just cant afford to live, what would actually happen?

they register for the dole.. ok fine
they go on the council house waiting list.. alright makes sense

but both of those options dont cover basic costs and by that point they'll have big heavy men knocking on the door tapping a baseball bat..

so they register as bankrupt..

but still they have no job... there are no jobs and they cant afford to get by as there are no council houses..

so what happens then?

the only thing i can think of is that homeless figures rise dramatically..

am i right in this thinking? i am quite curious..

I refer the honourable gentlemen here

[chef]

Tent cities are emerging all over the USSA

is glastonbury playing?

[ThomasSoerensen]

is glastonbury playing?

s'cuse me?