Housing Association tenancy

GibbsRule_No3.

HampshireH said:

GibbsRule_No3. said:

Did you pay towards utilities and if so are any with your name?  I assume that if your mum was on any housing benefit, then your name as a non dependent living at the same address, was listed and that amount of rental benefits were discounted from her rent.  Have you never lived away from home? If the answer is yes, yes, yes and no, you might be in a better position for the HA to find you something. Your age and health could also help, agree about asking for older person housing..
Your local MP and councillors are worth contacting as well.

MP and or Councillors should be utilised if the OP gets nowhere with the council.

There is a process & OP has to respect that and the Council won't thank them for going to an MP or Councillor creating unnecessary work and delays when they could have been assessing OPs application and advising them directly 

These things should really have been bought about before mum went into a home. 

For future viewers, people who have always lived at home should learn from posts like the OPs that you really do need an informed plan in life for the what if scenarios. As it can be so much more stressful to have to deal with it in the moment with little prior planning

Agree about not using MP and councillors at present but it was worth mentioning as it had not been, hopefully it is sorted before they are needed.
I have a friend who will be in a similar position when her mother passes away.  Even with a hint of what is to come, (after her father passed away two years ago and they enquired about her being added to the tenancy, told not able to) a bit of burying head in the sand is going on. It would be nice to sort things before they come to a head but unfortunately that is often easier said than done.  She was told to have a utility in her name and that would help towards the HA helping her when the time comes, almost proof of residence over a long time and she is paying the non dependent rent on the property, as well as more, hence no savings.  People who stay at home and look after elderly parents all their lives, are saving the country and services a lot of money but are not really catered for when the parents die. The OP says he does not want to stay in the four bedroom house and my friend understands that the three bedroom that she and her mother are in would not be an option but a housing to a one bedroom.

Murphybear

JJC1956 said:

Matt230 said:

Looking for any advice. Lived in our former council house all my life. I have been my mums career for last ten years and am now 58. Mum got dementia and is now going into care. Housing association say I can’t inherit tenancy. After four weeks I will be given notice to quit. This will be two months notice . I am on universal credit and not in good health. It’s a for bed house so don’t want to stay their.  At the moment housing officer not offering any options. Told me I had to bid for new tenancy like anyone else. Anyone know who can help.

HampshireH is right you need to sign up for a Council Flat or Housing association property ASAP. There are different lists for different age groups, I got my flat on an ‘over 50’s’ list.
As you are on Universal Credit, it might be a good idea to ask a question or 2 on your ‘Journal’, if you have enough money to pay for a deposit for private accommodation, UC will pay a portion or all of the rent, depending on where you live.

We live in one of these over 55s properties.  They didn’t ask for a deposit and didn’t need references.  No problem in accepting UC/housing benefit either.  

You will find that properties in “desirable areas” have long waiting lists, usually those near the coast.  There are often vacancies in big towns.