Overcrowding and lack of accessible housing
suggar69
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We currently live in a 3 bed bungalow . . i have a 35yr old daughter with Downs syndrome and a heart condition...and i c
Also have a 4 yr old with a non correctable heart condition. also a 14 yrs old grandson a 25 year old son. myself and my husband.. grossly overcrowded and council refuse to help
Also have a 4 yr old with a non correctable heart condition. also a 14 yrs old grandson a 25 year old son. myself and my husband.. grossly overcrowded and council refuse to help
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Hi @suggar69
Welcome to the community! We have lots of info on housing that is worth you taking a look, there are lots of links to people who could help including Shelter.
There is also a downloadable guide to accessible housing here.
We have a lovely community here and I hope you can find some information and support. Please do join in on other posts and get involved.
SamScope
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It might be worth your while speaking to your MP. I knew a family of four - two adults, two children, all living in a privately-rented studio flat! Council refused to rehouse them because they said that they had even worse cases of overcrowding on their books! Family spoke to their MP - and they were rehoused in a 3-bed council flat within weeks. The flat was in another borough some distance away, but after about eight months they got an exchange back to the original borough.
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Yes, my problem is I'm single and need ground floor accommodation because of my Ataxia/CP. that one of the other problems is that sheltered housing is only automatically open to older people so disabled people below the 50 don't get the same options as those over 50, in other word the system still only equate disability, regardless of whether the housing if is housing association or council. The other is many do not have out out of hours staff support.
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@FrankiTHS do you have any information or support that could help?Scope
Senior online community officer -
Hi @3_SAMagnify1 I know how tough it can be finding suitable accessible housing. I do have a couple of suggestions that you may find useful. Firstly Habinteg are a housing association who specialise in accessible and adapted homes so check out their website here: http://www.habinteg.org.uk/ - you do have to meet certain requirements to access their properties though.
You can also try our website TheHouseShop.com for accessible homes being sold by owner, but we do not have a huge amount of choice at the moment.
Finally I would suggest reaching out to a lady called Sallie who runs a specialist estate agency called Brand Properties. Sallie is great and she offers a property finding service where she will go out and look for homes that meet your requirements. You can check out their website here: www.branchproperties.co.uk
I hope that helps or at least gives you a few options to explore!
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