housing

[loub]

i think i may have put this in the wrong section, sorry

 

I have an issue regarding housing, i currently have a 2 bedroom flat with a boy and a girl sharing a room.

I have recently went on the bidding system and i usually come around 20-30 out of approx 100 bidders.

 

The children are aged 12 and 10 and have both hit puberty, arguments all the time which is stressful on myself, normal teen stuff really but i feel it could be minimised if they had their own space, i suffer with depression as-well so sometimes it really doesn't help.

 

I am on the mutual exchange but no one is interested.

 

I cant afford private, would of done so along time ago if i could

 

Is there anything i could do to speed things up?

 

regard

louise

[obiter dictum]

You need to ask your housing officer to call around for a coffee and a chat making sure he/she knows of your depression and that your children need their own space

 

The problem you are having is due to dwindling 2 bedroom properties due to people downsizing as a direct result of this bed room tax

[loub]

just to let u know i am not homeless, i couldnt find the right section to start the thread

[AndyOrch]

Thread moved to the correct forum.

 

Regards

 

Andy

[Conniff]

Are you a single parent ?

 

If so, until such time as a suitable house is available, why don't you move your daughter in with you ?

[loub]

Yes i am single, i have thought about that but sometimes get angry because i shouldnt have too

[Conniff]

As the law doesn't give any age siblings of different sexes must stop sharing a room, how about a ceiling to floor curtain between them to give them both privacy.

[loub]

i am sure my council have set age, children above 10 of opposite sex shouldnt be sharing, i would put a devide but there is no room, the room is narrow and not enough room to put a bed the other end, i already have my daughters wardrobe and chest of drawers in my room because of lack of space, my flat isnt very big

[loub]

(4) For the purposes of the bedroom standard a separate bedroom shall be

 

allocated to the following persons—

 

(a) a person living together with another as husband and wife

 

(whether that other person is of the same sex or the opposite

 

sex)

 

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(b) a person aged 21 years or more

 

© two persons of the same sex aged 10 years to 20 years

 

(d) two persons (whether of the same sex or not) aged less than 10

 

years

 

(e) two persons of the same sex where one person is aged between

 

10

 

10 years and 20 years and the other is aged less than 10 years

 

(f) any person aged under 21 years in any case where he or she

 

cannot be paired with another occupier of the dwelling so as to

 

fall within ©, (d) or (e) above.”.

 

 

Housing (overcrowding) bill (no date) Available at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmbills/046/03046.i-5.html#j002 (Accessed: 15 November 2015).

[loub]

my childrens bedroom, just wanted to post to show i am not lieing about the lack of space in there to split the room

[Conniff]

Unless they have made that a bylaw, it will have no standing and only be a suggestion.

 

All I can suggest is that you keep pestering your housing officer.

[Nystagmite]

Have you asked the coucil to look at the decision again?

 

Even if you are put in a higher band, you may still be waiting some time for somewhere new to live.

[loub]

i have emailed the housing people and they are going to get back to m, i know it could be a while, such a frustrating system and i know people are in a worse situation then me, i love my flat aswell but just cant let them share anymore x