Please help - sick with worry

naomi1010

welshmoneylover wrote: »

Is there no family close by who can help out temporarily?

Unfortunately DH parents have a 2 bedroom house so no room for us to stay

naomi1010

We did ask this at the interview and the man said doubtful but couldn't give a final answer until we find a house to rent privately which could mean we find one to then find out we are not intitled to any help so would be stuck in a house we can not afford

Plans_all_plans

You should post this on the House Buying, Renting and Selling board on here too. BTW, I don't think that your thoughts on asylum seekers are correct http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/CommunityCohesion/RefugeesAndAsylumSeekersFAQs.htm

naomi1010

Plans_all_plans wrote: »

You should post this on the House Buying, Renting and Selling board on here too. BTW, I don't think that your thoughts on asylum seekers are correct http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/CommunityCohesion/RefugeesAndAsylumSeekersFAQs.htm

Ah thanks for this I will take this to the 2nd meeting. These are not my thoughts this is what we were actually told by the man interviewing us which is what I needed advice on as didn't think they could tell us what he did but wasn't 100% sure.

Sorry to be a pain but how do I move it over to the other board.

Plans_all_plans

I'm not sure if a board guide can do it? If not, then I think you just have to repost the original question as a new thread on the other board and people can then answer you on both boards.

If there's a different way then hopefully someone else will come along and correct me!

naomi1010

Welshmoneylover, have you removed one of your posts saying how being bankrupt is my fault etc as my post above now do not make sense? Was relaying to Dh what had been posted and can't see yours anymore

seven-day-weekend

Why can't the asylum seekers go into temporary B&B instead of British citizens who have fallen on hard times?

Sorry, that's just not fair imho.

To the OP - I really do feel your only way, unfortunately, is to try to find a private let and claim LHA.

Oldernotwiser

Just because a clerk at the council has said something, doesn't make it true.

http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/CommunityCohesion/RefugeesAndAsylumSeekersFAQs.htm

http://www.apnotts.org.uk/userfiles/pdf/FAQ_Immigration_and_housing.pdf

seven-day-weekend

I think your links are a few years old ONW, (as they mention things that WILL happen in 2007) maybe things have changed, I will see if I can find a amore recent one.

ETA: Here we are, the rules in the above link still apply:

From this link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6691927.stm

Can immigrants jump the queue?
Some foreign nationals are eligible for social housing but they are selected on the same criteria as everyone else on the waiting list. Asylum seekers and those from outside the European Economic Area are not eligible for social housing. Asylum seekers are generally provided with accommodation by the Home Office.



So to the OP,I would go back to the Council and try again!

naomi1010

Hi,
thanks for your replies.

We are going back on thursday for 2 nd interview so we will ask again.

My main issue is that houses are empty, we need one but can't have one just incase which is the issue that erks me. As I said there are approx 10 empty houses which could be used but no 'just incase' seems silly especially as we would be paying rent and looking after it.

I do not have an issue with asylum seekers at all, what I do have an issue with is the ones caught working etc who then claim asylum knowing they have been caught and those ones are still above me as a priorty which seems mad.