Two bedroom flat - children

Savvy_Sue

Robisere wrote: »

Then kindly explain to me how and why contacting Social Services and the Housing Authority, worked for my single-parent son in a 2-bed bungalow. He was given a 3-bed house to allocate separate bedrooms for daughter and son. Informed fact is better than supposition.

That only happens if there is suitable housing stock available. It CAN only happen when there is suitable housing stock available. The OP is in London and doesn't want to move. The options are limited.

I used to work for a Housing Association and we had one family who were seriously overcrowded: large family, small house. Known to Social Services. Known to the local authority.

They wanted to move into a larger property. There were various compelling reasons why this was a good idea. Unfortunately there were very few properties of a suitable size, and we were not allowed to let them move into anything that still left them technically overcrowded, even though ANY increase in bedrooms would have improved the situation.

I feel the OP has more options than that. Just a question of choosing the Least Bad.

miriamac

Silvertabby wrote: »

Without knowing the size or layout of the rooms, it's difficult to comment.

However, I would look first at dividing the main bedroom into two separate rooms for the children leaving the 2nd bedroom for mum and dad.

I agree.

A friend of mine (who I met when we were both adults) had 'shared' a room with her older brother in this way for many a year.

I can't remember the exact details of the layout, after all these years, but there was a pretty solid divider creating the two rooms.

Pollycat

Silvertabby wrote: »

Without knowing the size or layout of the rooms, it's difficult to comment.

However, I would look first at dividing the main bedroom into two separate rooms for the children leaving the 2nd bedroom for mum and dad.

miriamac wrote: »

I agree.

A friend of mine (who I met when we were both adults) had 'shared' a room with her older brother in this way for many a year.

I can't remember the exact details of the layout, after all these years, but there was a pretty solid divider creating the two rooms.

I thought the same too.

But it's such a blindingly obvious solution to the (unacceptable) situation that there must be a reason why the OP posted for advice instead of simply doing that.

hazyjo

My friend and her husband live in a first floor flat. You go upstairs, kitchen and bathroom to the right, lounge (with door) to the left. One bedroom off the lounge. Their then-teenage son used to have the bedroom while they slept on a sofa bed in the lounge. The son has now bought a flat with his GF so it's just the two of them there now.


Not ideal, but they all made do.

sheramber

Divide the living room for the children and use a bedroom as the living room.

fairy_lights

tazwhoever wrote: »

We have lived here for 30 years when I was single and 14 years since being married.

So why leave it so long to consider your options regarding the bedroom situation?
Surely as soon as your second child was born you must have know that eventually you would need to move or change sleeping arrangements? Your poor daughter.

calleyw

fairy_lights wrote: »

So why leave it so long to consider your options regarding the bedroom situation?
Surely as soon as your second child was born you must have know that eventually you would need to move or change sleeping arrangements? Your poor daughter.

That was my thought not like it was a surprise.


I know someone who had to share with a same sex sibling and there was a big age gap. Made it so difficult for them to study or get any privacy.


Yours


Calley x

Loz01

Sign up to the local housing register on the grounds you are overcrowded. Diff gender children are eligible for their own bedroom when they turn 10, its 16 for same gender children. However, that doesn't guarantee you accommodation. What about private rent or shared ownership?

Ms_Chocaholic

Robisere wrote: »

Then kindly explain to me how and why contacting Social Services and the Housing Authority, worked for my single-parent son in a 2-bed bungalow. He was given a 3-bed house to allocate separate bedrooms for daughter and son. Informed fact is better than supposition.

My comment wasn't supposition. If a family ARE NOT known to Social Services, then they will not do anything to help regarding housing. In the event that they are known to Social Services, a Social Worker may write a letter of support to the Housing Authority but they cannot FORCE the HA authority to do anything.

thorsoak

Have you thought about advertising for a housing exchange?