would i be a priority for a council house?

puddy

ok, well i know that OP didnt ask for advice about her situation but i feel duty bound to clarify that unless there is a particular reason why the child shouldnt live with the father then its likely the status quo will remain. each case is dealt with separately but if theres no reason to move a child from their main carer then the situation will stay the same.

SouthCoast

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

That very much depends on local conditions, demand, turnover, occupancy rates etc. In many Local Authority areas, a single person can stroll up and get re-housed in a matter of months (even weeks), regardless of any local connection. Of course, her child living in the area may well be sufficient to create a local connection.

The City of Brighton & Hove currently has 11,993 applicants on its waiting list.

Current application criteria can be found here:

http://www.homemove.org.uk/uploads/BRHhomemove.pdf

Wee_Willy_Harris

SouthCoast wrote: »

The City of Brighton & Hove currently has 11,993 applicants on its waiting list.

Current application criteria can be found here:

http://www.homemove.org.uk/uploads/BRHhomemove.pdf

Brighton is, as I'm sure you are aware, a high demand area. This is clear from the almost 12,000 applicants on the waiting list. However, an applicant and an applicant who actively bids are two very different things.

Looking at their banding criteria. I think a good argument could be made for band C.....

"You have a need to move for social reasons, for example to give support to, or receive support from, a family member."

And a look at this weeks magazine shows that of the 22 single occupancy dwellings recently let, 14 (63%) went to applicants in bands C and D, a number of which had been waiting less than 6 months.

If that is the reality in Brighton, imagine what it must be like in less popular parts of the country? Social housing isn't always as impossible to obtain as some would have you believe.