Gambling

HampshireH

If this is true then being pregnant is also irrelevant until the baby is born in most cases.

(Questioned due to the drip feed of information)

You need to be able to afford the rent. If you can't because you are wasting it gambling and have debts then no, they may not house you 

To be offered temporary accommodation they obviously believe you fit that criteria. 

nay99999

HampshireH said:

If this is true then being pregnant is also irrelevant until the baby is born in most cases.

(Questioned due to the drip feed of information)

You need to be able to afford the rent. If you can't because you are wasting it gambling and have debts then no, they may not house you 

To be offered temporary accommodation they obviously believe you fit that criteria. 

So if they are offering me temporary accommodation they should help me until I hve my own house right? 

74jax

nay99999 said:

HampshireH said:

If this is true then being pregnant is also irrelevant until the baby is born in most cases.

(Questioned due to the drip feed of information)

You need to be able to afford the rent. If you can't because you are wasting it gambling and have debts then no, they may not house you 

To be offered temporary accommodation they obviously believe you fit that criteria. 

So if they are offering me temporary accommodation they should help me until I hve my own house right? 

It's not for an infinite length of time.  They don't wait forever for you to find somewhere. 

How much income do you have? 

Slithery

Have you read...
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6215677/council-housing-asking-for-bank-statements-big-gambling-transactions

HampshireH

If you are deemed to have made yourself intentionally homeless then no they don't have to house you.

You will need to find a private let o a roomshare 

Some would say if you have gambled your wages the last few months and chosen not to pay your rent then that's intentional.

Ratkin007

temporary accommodation is provided whilst looking into your situation. if found to be homeless you need to be in priority need  and not intentionallly homeless. check Shelter.

nay99999

Ratkin007 said:

temporary accommodation is provided whilst looking into your situation. if found to be homeless you need to be in priority need  and not intentionallly homeless. check Shelter.

I will be unintentionally homeless

csgohan4

bare in mind housing you will not always be done in a timely manner. Some people can be in temporary accommodation for years, obviously having  a baby will increase your chances of getting more permanent housing. 

However it depends on how they view your gambling, because if you gamble your wages, what are the chances you can pay social housing rent? Actions are louder than words/reassurances

london21

@nay99999 i will say try to focus on kicking the habit because council will view it that if you were not gambling what position would you have been in.

It’s a difficult habit but if you focus, it is doable. 

Chandler85

You are "unintentionally homeless" but gamble your wages away, even if you did end say £5000 a month but gambled it all so you couldn't pay rent, that doesn't make you "unintentionally homeless".

You realise that a council or housing association flat/ house that you have to pay rent even if that is using housing benefit, so if you have a history of spending all your money on non-essentials shall we say, then if will have a detrimental impact on your chance of getting a property.  Rightly so as well, they'll probably at minimum try to get any benefits that cover the rent paid directly to themselves.

Most working people can afford a room in a house share, it might be a bit rubbish, but that is how most people start out.