His personal reasons and circumstances are noones business and there must have been a very good reason as to why he was given a council flat. He's being forced to move from his Home into somewhere that he may not even like. Yes the house may be nicer but it isn't your home, its like someone taking away your girlfriend a replacing her with a page three model, yes she probably a lot fitter but she isn't your girlfriend. I dont see this as a handout at all, just a bit of compensation and i say he has every right to accept it, its not his choice is the council's choice to have move him and compensate, have a go at the council, not him. Some people are genuinely bitter and twsited and believe they are better than everyone in someway.