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Under 18 kicked out by mum
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claireac
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I was just wondering what help, if any, my sons girlfriend is entittled to.
She was kicked out by her alcoholic mother last night. At the moment she is at our house, but it's not something we could do permanently.
She is 17, but 18 in a couple of weeks, she's currently at college and doesn't have a p/t time job, but I believe she's in receipt of EMA.
Where should we be looking to get her some accommodation??
She was kicked out by her alcoholic mother last night. At the moment she is at our house, but it's not something we could do permanently.
She is 17, but 18 in a couple of weeks, she's currently at college and doesn't have a p/t time job, but I believe she's in receipt of EMA.
Where should we be looking to get her some accommodation??
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Thanks both of you!
We do have a Foyer! Will speak to her later and see what we can do.
Have had a text from ds, and she's gone to see her mentor at college and then to try to talk to her mum. I really feel for the poor girl!!0 -
I was in the same position myself, I went to the council offices, they found me a place in a hostel x£100 - £10,0000
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Student services at College will usually be able to help her.0
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She should make an application to her local council as homeless immediately as she is currently under 18 years old and therefore in priority need. As her mother has kicked her out, she will be homeless but the council will consider whether any of her actions led to this result and could make her intentionally homeless.
The council may try and fob her off until her 18th birthday as she would then no longer be in priority need but she should not let this happen. Could you accompany her to their offices and sit with her during the interview? It always helps to have someone who is less emotional and who can be strong when councils are trying to gatekeep. They have a duty to take an application as homeless and place her in temporary accommodation if they have a reason to believe that she is homeless and in priority need. She should therefore take proof of ID with her and be prepared to give them her mother's contact details.
The council will likely want to mediate with mum to allow her home, but in the meantime should place her. You/she need to be firm with them and not let them fob her off.
If the council do however delay in placing and taking an application until she is 18 years old, she can seek legal action with a Housing solicitor against them. There has been previous caselaw involving London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that ruled that a local authority cannot delay."I've fallen down a hole" - said in best Monty Python voice-over.0 -
Aww thats awful, does she not have any other family that could take her in?
Could you keep her until she finds somewhere but perhaps take £10 a week from her EMA as board?
Does she have a part time job?
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She's lucky to have you.
Good luck.Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
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I know a boy whose mum and step dad did the same to him when he was 17. He slept rough in the local park for a while!! Anyway, he got a place in a hostel and then a small 2 bed flat from the council and the council furnished it for him. So my advice would be to go to the council asap with her. She is lucky to have you as sounds like her mum couldn't give a damnTo love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existance - Sydney Smith0
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Ahhh thanks guys. Couldn't see her on the streets!! It's hardly her fault that her mother is ***p. It never ceases to amaze the things people will do to their children.
Well I'm not much further on with things at the moment! I haven't seen them since first thing this morning, get the feeling they're keeping out of my way which in unnecessary, they're even having dinner out which seems a little silly but I'll leave it for now.
I know the gf (lets call her A!) has been trying to get hold of her mother but hasn't been able to. There are no other family locally, although it apparently was a sister who told the mother to kick A out - nowt like family hey???!!
I've told ds that if A and her mum sort things out that he's not to stay round there so much, it seems to make an already volatile situation even more. There seems to be a fair amount of violence occuring between A and the mother too - tbh having spent 15 years in a violent relationship it's not something I'm keen to be tackling again.
Will make sure I get hold of them later.0 -
I had a young relative in a similar situation (although it was because her mother died) and found Citizens Advice to be very helpful. I'd suggest making an appointment for her with them and hopefully they would be able to give her advice about benefits etc
Good for you for helping out!0
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