Council housing

carlih1

Does anyone know if the council will move me because of my disability, im getting worse and my house has stairs, could really do with a bungalow not sure where to go for advice? x

nannytone_2

it all depends on the housing stock that your council holds.
are you only asking for a bungalow or would a ground floor flat be acceptable?
any supporting letters would be helpful, from a GP ir social worker or care worker.

iluvmarmite

my sister had the same problem, she lived in a maisonete on the first floor so she had to get up stairs to get to her front door, and she also had her bedrooms up stairs. She asked for a transfer but they said she had to bid like everyone else and wait untill she saw a suitable place and it still depended on others before her, it took around 2 years before she was successful with her bid and moved to a ground floor place.

wild666

You will need an OT to confirm you have difficulties in your present property and put in a report to the council, if you are already in a council property that is too big for you the council will be more than willing to offer you another place, just don't expect a bungalow they may offer a ground floor flat with level or ramp access.

carlih1

Ground floor would be ok if it had enough rooms i have three children you see. i will speak to my doctor x

nannytone_2

luckily my council doesnt use a bidding system (yet) it rehouses peoplwe based on need and availability.

carlih1

mine does but it has a seperate scheme for people in need x

kingfisherblue

Our council uses a bidding system, but gives priority to people with disabilities.

My friend needed to move from a two bedroom to a three bedroom - one of her children has severe, multiple disabilities and the council OT recommended a separate bedroom as the younger child was constantly disturbed during the night. In addition, the disabled child has continence problems and the OT recommended a downstairs bathroom. She bid on a suitable house, and was successful. The biggest problem was that she then had a fortnight to move, which wasn't really much time at all, especially as she had to take her son to several appointments in that time. She spoke to the housing officer and managed to get a week crossover on the two houses, which made it much easier for her.

KxMx

You could always look into doing a house swap.

lilly81

Have u thought about getting ur home adapted?

Even if you still go for a new place it will help you whilst you are there

sunnyone

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Our council uses a bidding system, but gives priority to people with disabilities.

My friend needed to move from a two bedroom to a three bedroom - one of her children has severe, multiple disabilities and the council OT recommended a separate bedroom as the younger child was constantly disturbed during the night. In addition, the disabled child has continence problems and the OT recommended a downstairs bathroom. She bid on a suitable house, and was successful. The biggest problem was that she then had a fortnight to move, which wasn't really much time at all, especially as she had to take her son to several appointments in that time. She spoke to the housing officer and managed to get a week crossover on the two houses, which made it much easier for her.

disabled people can get HB on two houses at once to allow time to move in, its for two weeks I believe.