Unsuitable housing but council disagree with OT report

Mintygirl01

My daughter lives with me in a 2 bed Council flat, with no lift. we had an occupational report that stated she needed GF accommadation as the 2 flights of stairs were too much. we also handed in lots of reports on her health condition., she has been assessed by the Medical advisor who has left her in Band D. it states unless new medical conditions were recorded she cant appeal. My daughter is 22 and on a good day struggles with the stairs it so upsetting to see her get to the bottom of the stairs and cry or if she has one appointment at 10.00 and another at 1pm she will sit in the car rather then climb the stairs again. she recieves Pip as they felt her conditiion warrented it but not the council what can i do?

thanks

janer1967

Hi @Mintygirl01 Welcome to the community nice to have you on board. I am not too sure what you can do. Can you contact the OH who did the assessment I know mine helped fight for my housing banding.

Another option could be to contact your local MP or seek advice from CAB or welfare rights.

I hope you get this sorted and keep us informed

chiarieds

Hi @Mintygirl01 - Welcome to the community, & thank you for joining. I'm sorry to read about the problem you & your daughter are having. I'm presuming you have something in writing from your council, however it's wrong to say you can't appeal their decision.

@janer1967 has given great advice. You could search using https://advicelocal.uk/ to find what's available near you, i.e. CAB, welfare rights.

There's also some info here: https://www.thetenantsvoice.co.uk/advice_from_us/social-housing-application-priorities/

Please do let us know how you both get on, thank you.

steve51

Hi @Mintygirl01

Welcome it’s great to meet you today ?

I’m one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.

I can see that you have already had some great info above 
from @chiarieds & @janer1967

Please let me know if there’s anything else that I can help/support you with????

@steve51

Chloe_Scope

Hi @Mintygirl01, welcome to the community! Just wanted to check in to see how things are going.