housing executive waiting list

tara747

liz-paul wrote: »

What is the process for getting housed by NIHE? My mum looks like she will have to sell her house soon and end up with no equity and we're not really sure what she should do then. I thought the process might be to rent privately briefly and then apply for Housing benefit to cover it? Except housing benefit doesn't seem to be enough to cover it around here. If she moved in with my family would NIHE rehome her? I don't mind her being here temporarily but I couldn't hack 7 years! :eek: :rotfl:

Any advice gratefully received.

Why does she have to sell her house? If there's no equity in it she should stay put surely... or am I missing something?

donnac2558

If she is living with a family member then she will not be classed as homeless.

If the house has to be sold then go to the NIHE and get on the waiting list, straight away. Also the other housing associations get her name down. If the house sells and your mother has not been alocated a place she may have to move into a hostel. Even single mothers now are having to go into hostels before they are being given places. Most seem to go the private renting route, well the ones I know do.

leftieM

I know they will not look favourably on someone deliberately making themselves homeless by selling their house. However, I don't know the specific circumstances so I don't know if this is how your mother's situation would be viewed.

Old_Git

liz-paul wrote: »

What is the process for getting housed by NIHE? My mum looks like she will have to sell her house soon and end up with no equity and we're not really sure what she should do then. I thought the process might be to rent privately briefly and then apply for Housing benefit to cover it? Except housing benefit doesn't seem to be enough to cover it around here. If she moved in with my family would NIHE rehome her? I don't mind her being here temporarily but I couldn't hack 7 years! :eek: :rotfl:

Any advice gratefully received.

you need to speak to the CAB and the housing executive .
There are so many variables when it come to being homeless .
You can own a house and still be classed as homeless ,if the house is unsuitable for your needs .
You can live with relatives and be classed as homeless .Every situation is different .

tara747

Old_Git wrote: »

you need to speak to the CAB and the housing executive .
There are so many variables when it come to being homeless .
You can own a house and still be classed as homeless ,if the house is unsuitable for your needs .
You can live with relatives and be classed as homeless .Every situation is different .

What??? How?

Old_Git

tara747 wrote: »

What??? How?

I have a relative who lives in a 5 bed house in Belfast .
They applied for and got a place in sheltered housing .
NIHE asked where do you sleep , answer downstairs .
Where is the bathroom ,answer upstairs .
can you use your heating ,,answer no its on all the time .

Result classed as homeless and offered sheltered housing .

House is not even up for sale .

Chickabee

fadetogrey wrote: »

I think as another has said single mums will get priority.I live in a private housing estate and last year housing association bought 3 homes here and 2 were allocated to single mums (and yes within a few weeks the boyfriends moved in).It pi**es me off I worked all my life to buy my home and these people get moved into the same house and pay no rent or £1200 a year rates.Do I have a problem with that?you bet your life I do.:mad:

Have to agree 100%.
I don't see why many people have to work their a$$es off to save up a deposit for a house and others just get one for free.
But then the way this country is heading the 'worker' is the complete mug

wacko911

Having been brought up in HE house for a good part of my childhood (yes parents were broke a$s, and then finally split with 5 kids) I ask the question... Who would you give the HE homes to if you were in charge?

If not the single mothers possibly on the dole then who do you judge more deserving of social housing? Would you rather your neighbourhood be blighted with single mothers sleeping on the streets begging to feed thier kids? I joke not, that is the situation in lots of countries without a welfare state. (Even some parts of america if you know where to look)

fadetogrey

I believe a lot of the problem is caused by young girls who think having a baby which gets them to the front of the queue for a house is some sort of status symbol.A lot of them who do have a house spend very little time in it preferring to get up early(about midday) go round to their mums and spend the rest of the day watching whatever is on tv.Noone who has parents with room in their house should be on the waiting list at all and perhaps then we wouldnt have the sink estates.

bestpud

There is so few houses, you basically need to be homeless to stand any chance of getting a house.

Single mothers are more likely to fit that description, so there is more of them being given a house.

I know of many couples who have been housed after being classed as homeless though, including us!

As far as I am aware, being a single parent has no bearing in itself.