Eligibility for social housing ?

want2bmortgage3

If I am single and 34 and live at parents do I have a chance for a one bedroom social house?

I work full time in a service job and parents would like the space.

I have owned a property before with a mortgage but recently sold it.

I have some money in the bank from the sale, but I wondered if I can apply for social housing at a fair rent instead of privately.

On my local council list there is a number of one beds available.

Dan-Dan

No chance , at all

Newbiebuyer2016

You can apply I don't think you would get very far!


They band according to emergency are you employed?

Tammykitty

Depends on the area.


Some less desirable areas may have less demand.


You can apply, and see how many points you get.


Any overcrowding at your parents house?

Guest101

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

If I am single and 34 and live at parents do I have a chance for a one bedroom social house?

I work full time in a service job and parents would like the space.

I have owned a property before with a mortgage but recently sold it.

I have some money in the bank from the sale, but I wondered if I can apply for social housing at a fair rent instead of privately.

On my local council list there is a number of one beds available.

Well everyone can apply, but I don't see how your 'needs' require social housing.


You have money and a job.


I don't see any reason for the taxpayer to supplement you beyond any benefit entitlement you are already eligible for.


Social housing is not a 'fair' rent, it is subsidised.

chelseablue

I *think* anyone can apply to go on the list and they allocate points depending on your circumstances.


A friend of mine joined the list when she was 16 and living with her parents, she started getting offered one bed places when she was about 24/25.


That's in the South East though. Where abouts are you?

Caz3121

You can go on the list but, unless your council has a glut of empty properties and few people on the list, it would not be unusual to be waiting 10 years+
If you need to move your options are likely to be to buy again or look at private rented

HappyMJ

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

If I am single and 34 and live at parents do I have a chance for a one bedroom social house?

I work full time in a service job and parents would like the space.

I have owned a property before with a mortgage but recently sold it.

I have some money in the bank from the sale, but I wondered if I can apply for social housing at a fair rent instead of privately.

On my local council list there is a number of one beds available.

Go and rent privately.

Social housing around here isn't even cheap.

Private rental properties come with much more and effectively are cheaper. The only benefit I see is that they tenancy is secure as long as you pay the rent.

Private rental properties usually come with carpet, a cooker, maybe a fridge, freezer and washing machine. You wouldn't get anything with a housing association property. You just get the walls which require painting or wallpapering at your own expense, the concrete floor and the roof and that's about it. If you need a new kitchen or bathroom you buy one yourself. In a private rental you move and if the LL wants to let out the property again the kitchen or bathroom will be replaced by the LL.

spadoosh

If the private rents are that unfair, just wait around a little longer. Im guessing theyll have little take up charging unfair rates. When you get oversturated markets prices tend to fall, should be just around the corner if the private rents are unfair. Most markets hit an equilibrium (have a look at supply and demand) eventually.

[Deleted User]

Unfair has little to do with demand. Four years ago you could rent a 3 bed house for £700. Rents were just starting to rise as we are within commuter distance from London. Government changes to HB/benefit caps and rising rents in London have made this area very popular. Rents are now double what they were.

Unfair has little to do with it. Council rents are less than half of private rents which will probably continue to rise. I'm not sure its overly useful to tell someone looking to rent to wait until an imaginary bubble bursts. It may not, or it may, but still leave rents much higher than social housing rents. And very much depends on the area, and demand.

However, I do agree that the OP has little chance of social housing in the immediate future unless he can put himself in a vulnerable category.

If the bidding list is anything like my council's, they usually have a results page which shows what priority the winning bidders usually have. Looking at this will normally allow a user to determine if they have any chance of getting housing with a low priority. However, given his circumstances, the OP may not be assessed as having a need at all.

PasturesNew

It depends where you live ... where I lived, I went on the list at 18 and at 30 I asked them "how long do you think...." and they said "There's nothing for single people, maybe in 20 years' time we might be able to get you a room in a shared house".

Your best best would be to buy something again.

Or get up the duff by some random/stray oik, that's how most jump the queue.