Home visit from Council re Homelessness?

valencia19

Hello,

Hope I have posted this in the right section?

I am 36 weeks pregnant and homeless, I am staying with a lady and her husband and their son in their living room and have been since June 2018, so 6 months.

I have been in contact with the council reg temp housing etc but everything takes SUCH a long time, takes me months to even get a reply at times.
Now I have gotten a letter from the lady in the house saying I have 28 days to move as they cannot let me live there with a newborn and I told my housing officer this who said they will come tomorrow for a home visit.

This is great news, maybe a start to something. They can see the living room I am in and the state of the house I am unfortunately living in, albeit for free thanks to these kind people, but what happens during these home visits? Do I need to make sure the man and woman who lives here is at home at the time of the visit and what will they do once they are here?

Thank you!

Comms69

If you want to move out, the easiest thing to do is let them evict you and present as homeless to the council.


These types of visits are informal and will most likely be used as part of the assessment.


The problem you have is that you are due to move out on or around your expected due date - which is obviously far from ideal.

Browntoa

It's likely to be emergency housing so either an HMO , shared facilities , or a bed and breakfast.

Unless you can find something suitable on the open market and the council are prepared to loan you the deposit

Comms69

Browntoa wrote: »

It's likely to be emergency housing so either an HMO , shared facilities , or a bed and breakfast.

Unless you can find something suitable on the open market and the council are prepared to loan you the deposit

Most likely a b&b then a flat. once newborn arrives

valencia19

Hi

Thanks for all replies.

Well I have just told them today that I have 28 days to move out, which is more or less when I am due, so thats why they scheduled this home visit I believe.

I live in London, so accomodation is hard to get I know that, but what is the most likely outcome for someone in my position? B&B - how long roughly? Will I have to stay there on my own just after I have had my baby too?


Thanks

HampshireH

Your questions wont be able to be answered here specifically as there could be various answers. Without all the info advice will only be generic.

The following all matter; ability to work & why you arent/ of if you are but still homeless; reason for homelessness; age; care leaver or not; location; housing history; rent arrears else where; to name just a few.

You could probably be more self sufficient /finding it more affordable if you werent living in london. What ties do you have there which are keeping you there? Would you be open to them housing you outside of London (not sure if they still do this but they used to and it wasnt optional if you wanted a roof)

Hope it works out

Old_Grey_Mare

valencia19 wrote: »

Hi

Thanks for all replies.

Well I have just told them today that I have 28 days to move out, which is more or less when I am due, so thats why they scheduled this home visit I believe.

I live in London, so accomodation is hard to get I know that, but what is the most likely outcome for someone in my position? B&B - how long roughly? Will I have to stay there on my own just after I have had my baby too?


Thanks

My daughter was in your position. After contacting the council, she was placed in a hostel. She was still there up to the birth. As she had a caesarean the hostel was deemed unsuitable as her room was upstairs and she couldn't carry pram and baby upstairs. The council asked if she could stay with me for six weeks. After five weeks she was offered a brand new house with two bedrooms. She was very lucky.

Balabalabala_and_Volare

Comms69 wrote: »

If you want to move out, the easiest thing to do is let them evict you and present as homeless to the council.

Homelessness is NOT the easiest way to move out.

Lioness_Twinkletoes

If you are in an area that has a significant housing shortage you might be offered accommodation miles away - my LA routinely place people in Birmingham (I'm in an outer London borough) as there simply isn't enough housing. Any reason you've not looked at private renting?

valencia19

Private renting - no, only cause I have always rented privately and do not know how to rent it as a *DSS* person or even where to look as most ads always says NO DSS, people on benefits etc, plus its a lot harder to rent privately with a newborn, this is the only reason. I believe in my borough theres a cap of how much rent the council will help you pay per week and for private renting you sometimes cant even get a room for those rates!


Help!

Comms69

Balabalabala_and_Volare wrote: »

Homelessness is NOT the easiest way to move out.

For a single woman 36 weeks pregnant.... ok you come up with one