eviction

[mumofboysxo]

Hi all, am new to this so please bare with.

im a mum of 3 boys, 7,3 and 7 months and we have been handed our section 21 for our current private rented flat.
my eviction is due to take place on 25th march, i have tried to find private rented housing but have failed due to no deposit, guarantor and I'm unemployed so i receive housing benefits.

i've just started to try and get help from my local council but i feel they don't help at all really.

my 7 year old boy is partically blind and is VERY particular about the placement of his things and he needs space to avoid bumps and bruises on bad day. so currently where i am living now i have myself, my 3 year old and my 7 month old in one room to give my eldest the space he needs.
the council have told me i am only entitled to 2 bedrooms, but how can this be right?
you are only allowed 2 children in one room, and by the time im evicted my son will be 8 months, which means in 3 months time he will be eligible for a room of his own?
yet my sons aunt has one 7 month old and is also entitled to 2 bedrooms?
i just dont understand how this make sense as i have 2 more children.
before anyone judges i am not ASKING for a council house, i am asking for help to help find a home for myself and my children as i have no friends or family near.
i also suffer from panic attacks and anxiety since we've been threatened with homelessness and feel the situation is only going to get worse.
yes of course i will be grateful for a home over my head and my children safe, but i cant understand how the system works and how people that CHEAT the system are better off??

if anyone has been through something similar and managed to get a property big enough please please help me with some advice!

This is going to sound ruder than it’s meant to but in the circumstances if you’ve been with your partner 8 years and still together why can’t you live with him at the moment? What’s his living arrangements, I saw you said he had lost his jobs but he has the children everyday at his house?

@FAQs
He lives with and cares for his mum who is terminally ill. So having 3 children and myself at his mums house which isn’t big enough for us all either, will put too much stress on her and that’s the last thing we want. Us living apart is what has worked for us and we will live apart until the time comes for him to be able to move and no longer care for his mum

@Pinotpleasure thank you for the advice. I’m unsure if it’s as easy as staying untill we’re forced out when I can no longer afford the rent, my children’s father was laying child maintenance but as he’s lost his job he currently isn’t which means I’m coming up short for either rent or bills in the following months!

@mumofboysxo

Your claiming house benefit so does that not cover all your rent .. if not, apply for a DHP Discretionary housing payment .. they might cover the shortfall or arrears

@Happyd unfortunately not my rent is 1150 and I only get 674 towards my rent, I was using my child maintenance for the rest of my rent. All flats/houses round here are a similar price, my council have already said no as its only temporary solution and I don’t know how long I’ll be here for

I think councils just allocate what they have at the time. My DM was allocated a 3 bedroomed house because that was available which was crazy! But then very few people wanted that area because it didn't have any shops nearby.

I would speak to my MP and doctor and see if they can help. But I doubt you would get a 3 bedroomed home even after your baby is older.

Might the Council pay the deposit on a private home for you?

If you live with your partner and his mum wouldn't that be the same amount of space? I would get very disappointed if my partner couldnt help to provide a roof over our children's head.

I've just read that you wont be paying full rent? I'm really not sure if the council will help you at all because would this be considered making yourself intentionally homeless? I would talk to Shelter

@user1471538283
I’m not disappointed that he isn’t homing us at his mums she lives in a 1 bedroom house and my partner sleeps downstairs. I would never wish for the end of her life to be stressful and we want it to be as calm as possible for her.
Why would I be making my self intentionally homeless? I have no way of private renting without a guarantor or a deposit.
The council will cover a deposit for me but not all agents/landlords accept this.
Also a lot of estate agents do not accept housing benefit and I don’t pass the affordability checks they have.
I’ve been looking for nearly 6 months do you not thing I’ve invested ALOT of time and emotion into finding something?
Properties in my area are very expensive to rent. You’re looking at over 1050 for a basic flat which is tiny and houses for anything up to 1500 and they’re 2 beds, so affordability is a massive issue

You need to wait until after they've evicted you and then present at the council with the notice they give you (not the section 21, a notice stating you have been evicted from the property). Then present at the council as homeless and they will find you emergency accommodation which could be a b'n'b or studio flat. Then they will make a decision about your long term application, and will try and find you more suitable interim accommodation, which would be closer to what you need long term, so probably a 2 bed house or flat

@AubergineDream the council is closed so you can’t go to the council, everything is done over email

They should have a phone Number too

Intentionally only comes into it if it was the reason landlord asked to leave. If he is asking you to leave as he wants property back for himself then that’s not intentionality
I’d suggest get your housing benefit/ housing element of UC checked out it sounds very low
Hoping you find somewhere

@kkneat my landlord wants to move in the property himself.
I am on the correct amount as I have 3 children it’s affected by the benefit cap the council have checked this for me also

@mumofboysxo

If your son got DLA it would remove the benefit cap .and deem him as vulnerable and a child in need

@Happyd the sight in his good eye is bad but not bad enough to be classed as disabled so Being blind in one eye isn’t classes as being a visually impaired

Are you in the London area?

@MrsMercedes west sussex