you can't afford to live in the capital now, not unless you get help with rent.
those who can afford to, bought years ago, now much of our new builds are not social housing, but private, for overseas investors. social housing that are being built, will be lived in for a little while then likely sold on, taking more out of the pot, until you won't have any social housing at all. If rents were fair i would say ok, but they are not. Who can afford to pay 500 quid a week.