Get dad from one council house borough to another?

margaretn

I'm sorry if this is the wrong thread to post this in, I didn't know which one would be most appropriate.

My dad is 65, disabled, vulnerable and lives by himself 50 minutes away from me in a council house. We unfortunately have no other family. He currently receives Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment for both daily living and mobility. I NEED him to be moved to my borough, it's desperate, I can't bare the thought of him living there by himself and just last week he was admitted to hospital for a week with kidney failure. He needs to be closer to me so I can look after him. He cannot move in with me as I live in a 1 bed flat. I cannot move to him because my job and life is here.

I need him to be moved to a council house in my borough, but no matter who I call to ask for help, they pass me in circles. I've called his local housing office and they pass me to mine. I call them and they pass me back. I'm getting so frustrated and desperate I need to help my dad. How do I do this? Who do I speak to? Does he HAVE to live in a council house or would the council help with a privately rented house?

Please help me. Thank you all very much.

Caz3121

has he looked into an exchange?

poppasmurf_bewdley

I suggest you make an appointment to see your local MP as soon as possible, and ask him or her to help you.

A letter from the House of Commons can frequently make even the most lazy council worker sit up and take notice, but always ends up on the desk of the head of the relevant department.

margaretn

Caz3121 wrote: »

has he looked into an exchange?

No we haven't but I would absolutely be willing to try. Unfortunately due to his disability, his flat is a little bit worse for wear but I would do everything to tidy it up and make it look appealing. Who do I approach for an exchange?

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I suggest you make an appointment to see your local MP as soon as possible, and ask him or her to help you.

A letter from the House of Commons can frequently make even the most lazy council worker sit up and take notice, but always ends up on the desk of the head of the relevant department.

Thank you so much, I never thought of that. Should I arrange it with MY borough's MP or my dad's borough's MP? Or should I maybe approach both?

poppasmurf_bewdley

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Thank you so much, I never thought of that. Should I arrange it with MY borough's MP or my dad's borough's MP? Or should I maybe approach both?[/QUOTE]

Approach your own MP to start off with. If he needs to involve your Dad's MP, he will approach him directly.

KxMx

An exchange would be the obvious way forward.

margaretn

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Approach your own MP to start off with. If he needs to involve your Dad's MP, he will approach him directly.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. I shall contact them ASAP.

KxMx wrote: »

An exchange would be the obvious way forward.

Ah yes, Caz3121 mentioned that just a little bit up there. I agree, I would like to try and get that started, is it just swapping houses with someone else? How would I go about doing this?

Mardle

Are you in a council flat or privately rented?

margaretn

Mardle wrote: »

Are you in a council flat or privately rented?

Privately rented.

seashore22

margaretn wrote: »

Privately rented.

So not council or housing association? An exchange is not possible then.

Can't he/you find a private rental where you live?

Ames

seashore22 wrote: »

So not council or housing association? An exchange is not possible then.

Can't he/you find a private rental where you live?

The idea is that the OPs dad would exchange to be near to the OP, not that the OP exchanges to be near the dad. The dad's in council housing so he can exchange.

OP, I think exchanging is done by a website but I don't know the address. The council in both areas have to agree to it.