declaring homelessness UK

[nickyXjayno]

my partner & I have split, he's moving out in may & I can't afford to live here alone so have given landlord notice.
I was hoping to be given an emergency council house till I sort myself out but guy on phone was really arsey & has assigned me a caseworker to help sort out to stay in my current address.
what do I do?

I can't stay here as kitchen has no heating so it's like going into arctic in winter to make food.
there's a mega draft & silver fish thing by chimney in bedroom.
even with housing benefit I'd be scraping by where as in a council house I'd be a lot more secure as they work with you if you're financially unstable, landlord won't Lower rent like council.


what do I do?
how do I convince them I can't stay here?

 

[nickyXjayno]

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[v2007]

Sadly you need to be without a home before they will even help you.

They won't assign you a council property as you are not on the housing list.

There are people who will be higher priority than you.

They will put you in an a emergency BnB while you find accomodation.

TBH the house was good enough to live there while you were with your partner but now he is leaving you are saying there are drafts, silver fish etc.

You need to apply to go onto the housing register asap, ask your landlord to carry out emergency repairs.

That's the best you can hope for at the moment.

Your EX should pay maintenence too for his child, this may help you too.



V xxx

 

[nickyXjayno]

I'm on council list & have been a while actually due to the drafts etc as we couldn't afford to go to another privately rented property.
the house is brilliant in summer when we moved in but come winter is horrific & couldn't really do anything about it as was heavily pregnant & then baby was extremely poorly after birth.

plan was for is to try save up for a bond this year & find a different property before winter but I can't live with him anymore.

 

[nickyXjayno]

thanks by the way for sounding exactly like the guy on the phone.
I'm not some chav I've always worked & never claimed benefits in my life but now I'm made to feel like this.
who exactly has more priority than me? I am actually due to be homeless as my ex has terminated his contract so I'd have to live here alone & pay all bills alone when I can't afford too.

 

[v2007]

The bloke on the telephone was being honest as am I.

You never mentioned in your OP you were on the Council register.

It never crossed my mind you were some 'chav', all I thought was if you have a home they won't help you.

Also you wrote in your OP that the tenancy had been terminated, you never said who but it read like you did.

I can only reply given what information you have wrote.

I am not a mind reader!

Call your local Council and ask if they take part in the Deposit scheme.

It's a scheme that helps you by giving you a deposit for privsate accomodation, and then start looking on websites like Right Move and Find A Property.

There will be LL that take DSS.

Also ask your Council for a list of Social LandLords, they will take DSS too.

Please don't stress, I know it's hard I have been there.



V xxx

 

[Jinty]

I declared homelessness when i lived with my parents. We were all finding it hard living with each other and LO. So i went to my council and told them my parents were kicking me out. They took me i could go to a shelter/hostel type stay. Its NOT nice but its not unbearable. I literally just went there to sleep. I had my own room but i asked for an outdoor cabin which i got in the end which was MUCH better. Once your 'homeless' they will bump you up on the waiting list. You have to sign up and 'bid' for houses/flats depending on your situation. For example if its just you and LO you are entitled to a 2 bed flat if your lucky house... I was bidding on houses until they told me i had a 3 month deadline to find somewhere a week before the 3 months. After the deadline they would just put me in somewhere, where i was on top of the list.

If your desperate to get settled i would definitely recommend this. I was dreading it when i went through it because the word 'hostel' is kinda creepy and scary. I was never there though so its not actually too bad. Its the quickest way to find a council property.

x

 

[tooyoung]

This sounds so terrible! I'm very sad for you

Do you have any relatives or friends that you could stay with until you get back on your feet? You must be very scared.

I have never been in your position so I don't have any advice.

I'm sorry you are going through this