Accepted onto the housing register but won't be able to bid

LadyDee

Back in the "good old days" when Council Housing was becoming plentiful, my parents were on the waiting list for 14 years. They were then able to move out of the damp basement they were living in, and where I had spent the first 12 years of my life. Our new Council flat seemed like heaven. I think we would have been happy with one bedroom for the four of us, let alone one each for my brother and me!

Cakeguts

I don't understand why you think you need 4 beds? I don't think you can expect tax payers who might also have 3 children in a 3 bed house to pay for your children to have a room each. This is what bunk beds are for so that they can share a room.

onwards&upwards

Cakeguts wrote: »

I don't understand why you think you need 4 beds? I don't think you can expect tax payers who might also have 3 children in a 3 bed house to pay for your children to have a room each. This is what bunk beds are for so that they can share a room.

Taxpayers don’t pay for council housing.

Cakeguts

onwards&upwards wrote: »

Taxpayers don’t pay for council housing.

Who pays the LHA?

babyblade41

The father of my grandson has 3 other children and my grandson live with him ... so 4 kids and 2 adults and took 10 years to go from a 2 bed high rise flat to December of last year a 3 bed semi .

They could bid but always fell short of the needs required... The thing was when ever he complained about it my answer always was that it was their decision to have the children and although they both work and are really good parents, the decisions they make as adults will ultimately effect the children .

HampshireH

I can't see how with 3 kids you have a 4 bed need?

Two of same sex can share a room in all circumstances if you are basing this on age.

If you *want* a 4 bed thats not what social housing is about. It's based on need.

Caz3121

Tskay wrote: »

Yes, the rent is above the local LHA. Plus when I checked LHA bedroom calculator, based on the information I gave them my Local Housing Allowance bedroom entitlement is 4 bedrooms but I live in a 3-bed property.

Are you currently receiving the 4 bedroom LHA rate?

oystercatcher

Out of interest I was looking up our LHA last night and browsing and it appears that in my area any child over 16 is entitled to their own room so one adult and 3 over 16s would be entitled to a 4 bedroomed house! So maybe this is what OP thinks they are 'entitled to' ?

Anyone spotted a flying pig recently ?

Murphybear

From what I have read on this and other forums over the years 4 bedroomed council houses are as rare as hens teeth

If you can believe the media there are stories about families with many more children than you have desperately in need of 4 bedroomed houses.

cattie

Newham is one of the most overcrowded & deprived boroughs in London & council/housing association properties are very scarce & highly sought after due to the cheap rents compared to renting on the open market.

You'll have to resign yourself to the (happy) fact that you do have a home that is adequate for your needs & that only a very tiny proportion of people who would like to live in a council or housing association property will ever manage to do so. You have Right to Buy to thank for this.