[nicandem]

If any of you are ex forces, its worth checking what your local council have to offer.
most are now changing their rules so that if you were a resident in an area before you went into the army, your time in also counts as residency (rather than starting from zero again)
Also a number are doing various schemes such as free gym membership for council run gyms, for either ex forces or serving and on leave
contact your local council for info
Nic

[Plantoid]

That was always the case since jusfter WW2 , I registered for six years renewing the registration evey six months by recorded delivery .

I came out HMF in Dec 1980 having served my last seven years abroad and got told " council housing is for local people and the Peterborough new town housing is for incommers with a job to go to you don't have a job go away.

 Five months of living as four ( one which was a new baby ) in a double bed room .
 i was offered a three bed house from which the previous occuants had been evicted and left in a real state including dog muck ( ?) all over the floors .
 I was told take it or leave it we have met our obligation .
 i was still trying to come to terms with a 78 % disabled left shoulder and could not clean it up .

That was the labour party policy in the town hall at the  time will it be any different this time round