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I had to move out of my parents very quickly last Jan, due to them moving my abusive brother in. I went to the council, and reg as homeless but was not offered the hostel. However after a few months of living with friends etc, I was contacted by the local housing ass. I now have a wounderfull first floor bed south facing flat, which is only one bed and I have to move once Ive had the baby.
If I was you I would reg with the council, been preg gives you 60 points, family friends in the area you want to live in gives you another 30 points, once you've had the baby you will get another 30 points and with been single you will get another 20 points. You need to be around 250 points.
If you log onto housing ass for your area it will give you a list off all the ones, get the forms and start filling them out.
if you need any help let me know
xxx
what i dont understand is 5 years ago in the same house with the same number of people my sister was on band 1 of the housing list and i am only on band 4. she wasnt being kicked out and she had somewhere to live before my niece was 9 months so why have things changed so much?!
my friend however...is living in a tiny room at her boyfriends oarents house with their baby. the moses basket only just fts down the side of the bed and he needs to move into the cot now but there's nowhere for it.
while she was pregnant she spoke to the council and they said she couldn't go onto the list until the baby was born then would be housed straight away due to the overcrowding...but now lo's 3 months old they are being told they are 127th on the list and will be waiting at least 18 months!!!
i think i got my house by accident and was somehow wrongly put to the top of the list....but i won't complain.
i've split from my lo's dad now and i get to stay in the house as i'm obviously the main carer of our lo, so he's gone back to his mums.
good luck everyone with getting somewhere of your own soon. fingers crssed for you all.
xxx