Is there any chance of a single woman getting a 2 bed housing association house ?

[loandbeholdd]

I'm 35 and I'm currently in a 1 bed flat on band 3 (general needs )
I've been on housing list for 7 years now (same housing list my flats with )
I'm bidding on 2 bed houses and getting up to 20th position
Sometimes 15th ish
Do you think I'm wasting my time ?
What's the chances of me getting a 2 bed house ?

With no DC I'd be very surprised if they thought you needed one.

Very very unlikely unless you have a medical need for two and even then very very unlikely in most areas of the country

There will always be someone on the list that needs it more than you so chances are next to nothing.

Why do you think you need a two bedroomed house?

More chance of doing a swap especially if you have a nicely decorated place

It's because I'm in a upstairs flat
I hate it
Doesn't feel like home
I would love a house
Through housing association is the only way I can ever afford it

Pretty much zero. While you can sometimes mutually exchange to a property with a bedroom more than your need, they’ll almost never allocate one. If you’re after a house because you’d like a bit of private garden then may I suggest you go on homeswapper/ exchange and see if you can get a one bed cluster house or general needs bungalow? They occasionally come up.

I really don’t think you will ever get one OP.

I would assume that the two beds would always (rightly) go to those with a child (or two). Considering there are so many families living in hotels and b and b’s, I would think you would be wasting your time bidding on two bedroom properties.

is there a specific reason you need a second bedroom or do you just want one so you have a spare room for hobbies/people to stay etc?

I would personally be wary of why someone would swap a house though… usually it’s due to ASB

I would say your best option is a swap

Downstairs there was a lady with a daughter who swapped with a single person.

The single person found it too big and has swapped to a one bed again.

Is it for a garden? Could you try swapping for a ground floor flat? Or maisonette? There’s just so little about at the moment it might give you more options

Why should you?

private rent if you don't appreciate the HA property you have.
there aren't enough properties for families as it is. Families in B&B's or worse.

I've no idea why you feel it would be justified??

You don't need to 2 bedrooms it's really selfish to think you should have one when there are people in genuine need.

They never spend any money updating the flats
40 year old kitchen /bathroom etc
Most of the people in flats are on drugs /etc
The houses seem to have decent people in them
I hate where I am

Why on earth do you think you should get a 2 bedroom flat?! As a single person with no children you were lucky to get social housing in the first place. There's a chronic shortage of social housing in most areas and there will be plenty of people in desperate need of 2 bedroom properties that are, rightly, higher priority than you. Look for private rented if you want to move into a 2 bedroom place.

Your chances are nil

So rent somewhere better 🙄

no

I'm amazed you even got a one bed flat quite honestly...I thought single adults pretty much had no chance these days

Can’t you swap area?

In my area (north east ) everyone is entitled.
They don't discriminate because your single or unable to have children
I pay full rent on my flat

Everyone is entitled to what? To a social housing property or to apply?

Big difference.

@Comedycook to a social housing property

Your options are stay put or rent privately