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Overcrowding laws?

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  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    chocs2010 wrote: »
    my partner works full time while i stay at home to look after our children,our health visitor did write a letter in support of us being moved out of our council flat as did my childs head teacher,we cant afford to rent private as my partners wages has gone down by nearly seven thousand since last year:(

    Where do you live?
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    Put child 1 in bedroom 1, child 2 in bedroom 2.
    Parents sleep in lounge. Unless it's a kitchen lounge.

    Get on list and wait.
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    poppysarah wrote: »
    Put child 1 in bedroom 1, child 2 in bedroom 2.
    Parents sleep in lounge. Unless it's a kitchen lounge.

    Get on list and wait.

    There may be more pro-active solutions available, depending on where they live.
  • snapping_crocodile
    snapping_crocodile Posts: 839 Forumite
    poppysarah wrote: »
    Put child 1 in bedroom 1, child 2 in bedroom 2.
    Parents sleep in lounge. Unless it's a kitchen lounge.

    Get on list and wait.

    If you read her post she actually lives in a one bedroom flat. So I am assuming the current arranegements are the boys in the bedroom, and mum, dad and baby in the lounge?

    chocs2010 On your application did you specify any particular areas, just wondering if you have picked popular areas where accomodation doesn't come up too often?
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    snapping_crocodile wrote: »
    If you read her post she actually lives in a one bedroom flat.


    OP first post says "small 2 bed flat"
  • snapping_crocodile
    snapping_crocodile Posts: 839 Forumite
    chocs2010 wrote: »
    we live in 1 bedroom flat with our 2 boys aged 8 and 2 and our baby girl aged 5 weeks,we have tried everything to get moved like going to our local mp and looking at home exchange,does anyone have any advice on what we can do next?

    The first post about a 2 bedroom flat was 2 years ago by someone else. The most recent post is the one above by chocs2010 ;)
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    snapping_crocodile wrote: »
    The first post about a 2 bedroom flat was 2 years ago by someone else. The most recent post is the one above by chocs2010 ;)


    Oh ok...
    Thanks.
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,685 Ambassador
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    chocs2010 wrote: »
    my partner works full time while i stay at home to look after our children,our health visitor did write a letter in support of us being moved out of our council flat as did my childs head teacher,we cant afford to rent private as my partners wages has gone down by nearly seven thousand since last year:(

    Maybe you need to consider working yourself, to increase your income so you can afford more rent to live in a bigger place.

    Child tax credits and childcare benefits would help pay the extra costs you would incur.
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  • lossofbargain
    lossofbargain Posts: 83 Forumite
    without meaning to cause a fire on this thread. i am currently trying to move, at considerable cost to a larger house before we dare have more children. I get slightly miffed at those who continue to beed until they outgrow their current situation and then climb on their roof with their human rights flag bellowing "overcrowding - i must be rehomed"
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    lossofbargain wrote: »
    without meaning to cause a fire on this thread. i am currently trying to move, at considerable cost to a larger house before we dare have more children. I get slightly miffed at those who continue to beed until they outgrow their current situation and then climb on their roof with their human rights flag bellowing "overcrowding - i must be rehomed"

    You have that choice as well.
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