Overcrowding???

steph.x_2

As far as i'm aware they're seperate. What reputation do they have? Im guessing a bad one?

Wee_Willy_Harris

From the Homechoice website, I would say you are at least 1 bedroom short which moves you from band D to band C. Once baby is born, you MAY be deemed to be 2 bedrooms short, but this depends on their policy regarding newborn babies. Sadly, I can find nothing on the website. Some LA count the baby once you are 6m pregnant. Some dont count him/her until 1 year old so you will have to ask. However, there ARE other ways of getting priority. A personal question, but worth asking. Are you officially living with b/f, ie do you get the post sent there etc? Or are you just staying there but officially at home?

steph.x_2

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

From the Homechoice website, I would say you are at least 1 bedroom short which moves you from band D to band C. Once baby is born, you MAY be deemed to be 2 bedrooms short, but this depends on their policy regarding newborn babies. Sadly, I can find nothing on the website. Some LA count the baby once you are 6m pregnant. Some dont count him/her until 1 year old so you will have to ask. However, there ARE other ways of getting priority. A personal question, but worth asking. Are you officially living with b/f, ie do you get the post sent there etc? Or are you just staying there but officially at home?

Thanks for the info! So its definalty worth letting them know then! And yes we are offically living together, I havent lived at 'home' for 2 years or so. May I ask what are the other ways of getting priority?

x

Wee_Willy_Harris

steph.x wrote: »

Thanks for the info! So its definalty worth letting them know then! And yes we are offically living together, I havent lived at 'home' for 2 years or so. May I ask what are the other ways of getting priority?

x

It's why I asked about the living together. If you are a split family, you go into band B. However, they have a band for children above ground floor which covers pregnancy, so I would be hopeful that they would count your unborn child now which will put you in band B anyway. If you can, I'd visit their office and have a chat face to face. Don't demand anything, just ask nicely if they can help.

steph.x_2

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

It's why I asked about the living together. If you are a split family, you go into band B. However, they have a band for children above ground floor which covers pregnancy, so I would be hopeful that they would count your unborn child now which will put you in band B anyway. If you can, I'd visit their office and have a chat face to face. Don't demand anything, just ask nicely if they can help.

Thanks very much for your advice x

maria6259

Here in the midlands we have Framework Housing Support which is a charity that helps with these type of issues. There should be something similar in your area.
DHI | Registered Charity | Bath and North East Somerset | Housing Support
I am not familiar with the part of the country you are in but the above link might give you some ideas.

goggle

any reason why sister can't move to box room, you & baby take the 2nd bedroom & brother gets the living room?
1) he may move on a bit quicker
2) you would all be more comfy (except poss brother but 1 person less comfy better than 3)
3) I don't think you'll class as overcrowded till baby is a certain age - living rooms are classable as sleeping accomodation ... it depends on the overall floor space too so if it's a big house less chance than if it really is tiny

Wee_Willy_Harris

goggle wrote: »

any reason why sister can't move to box room, you & baby take the 2nd bedroom & brother gets the living room?
1) he may move on a bit quicker
2) you would all be more comfy (except poss brother but 1 person less comfy better than 3)
3) I don't think you'll class as overcrowded till baby is a certain age - living rooms are classable as sleeping accomodation ... it depends on the overall floor space too so if it's a big house less chance than if it really is tiny

That may well be the section X interpretation. But very few, if any, social LLs and LA's subscribe to it. Certainly not the OPs local authority. Even in 1985, many thought this definition of overcrowding was pretty draconian.

Wee_Willy_Harris

It won't make a jot of difference. They have to give "reasonable preference" to those in housing need, regardless of the tenure of the address from which the need is based.

Running_Horse

In what way is the OP responsible for housing the boyfriend's brother?