I have a close relative in sheltered accommodation supported by the taxpayer. The landlord of the property is an organisation calling themselves "English Churches".
I have just seen the breakdown of expenses for the rent of this room. The item for rent is £61 (sterling) per week. There is an extra for £30 service charges giving £91 per week altogether. There are three occupants giving £183 per week rent or £732 per month going to the landlord. As I peruse my local paper I see that this is very close to the commercial rate in this vicinity.
Presumably as a religious charity English Churches benefits from generous tax concessions. House prices have risen sharply in this area so the house has been a very lucrative investment in other ways.
From these figures it seems that English Churches is onto a nice little earner at the taxpayers expense. I think its charitable status should be in question.
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