Finally in band 1! How long will it be before being offered a place?Please don’t judge read below.

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Hi guys please don’t judge - I have 2 kids, work full time, completed a nail course in the evenings and can’t afford a private rent, alone. I am therefore waiting for a council property. I recently left my child’s father due to domestic violence&abuse - somewhat in front of my kids (final straw!).
went back to my parents house to “escape” dad wants me here to get away from absuer but my lovely nurturing mother tells me to “go back to my bullying boyfriend” as it isn’t her fault I end up with “men who beat me up” 👍.
explained this to the council and said she wants me and the kids out immediately - they then put me in band 1 due to all I experienced.

I am not wondering- due to high demand of council housing how long can I actually be looking at waiting on this emergency banding? It was agreed I could remain here rather than emergency housing (this was because council told me I could be put somewhere with crack heads and addicts). Obviously I don’t want my kids around this so I agreed with my dad to stay here while I get a permanent place off the council. How long will I actually now be waiting, though? And, is band 1 (emergency) common?

thank you.

It’s how long is a piece of string. It all depends on how much housing stock is in your area and how many people are waiting. Check your councils housing allocation policy that could give you an idea

In my area Band A (emergency) are open to properties that other bands can't bid on. I was Band B and had a property within 9 months, I successfully bid on two other properties but had to reject them as they didn't meet our needs but if they had I would have been housed around 12 weeks in.

Thank you that helps a lot. Just desperate at this point to get out of here and settled with my children. Very thankful for being put into this band though and of course the help from the council.

I never knew this was a thing. I just had a look it doesn’t really tell me much RE waiting times but I feel that’s going to be hard to figure out anyway. Thank you

I hope it’s quick

Thank you so much, so do I 🫂

Does your council have a bidding system or is it direct offer

I think it’s both - I only went on Friday I was bidding before that but I have heard of some stories of people getting called and offered a place too

Nobody on here can tell you as all councils will have differrent rules etc
The best thing would be to speak to housing directily they might be sble to give you a better idea

Thank you

I’ve no idea but I hope it’s not long.
And please ignore your mother . I had a relative who told her daughter to do the same thing —- when collecting her from hospital where she’d had to been taken after her bf assaulted her so badly the A&E staff insisted photos were taken. Relative was shocked when I wiped the floor with her. Unbelievable.

Good luck, OP.

If your council has a bidding system, they may have a feedback section on the website, where they list the properties previously shown, how many people bid on it, the band the person it was offered to was in and the date they went on the list. From that, you should get an idea of how long people in your band who were allocated your type of property were on the list for. You will also see if the list in some parts of the area moves more quickly as properties receive fewer bids. Unless you are tied to a particular place, you can then target your bids where you are more likely to be successful.

Make sure you know the rules for your council inside-out, as they do vary.
How many properties can you bid on per week? Where do you qualify as having a local connection?
What properties you are eligible for? You might want a 3-bed but if your children are young the council may only be able to offer you a two-bed, so a bid on a 3-bed property would be wasted.

It’s impossible to say. I worked in housing for years. We could only let the properties we owned, so someone had to move out before we had a house to let. Our stock was made up of a lot of one beds, less two beds (and these were mostly flats), some three beds and very few four beds. Often when we did get a property back they were in very bad condition and needed months of renovation before they were in a state to let again.

Wow I hope she’s ok and now recovered! Thank you x

All very helpful thank you so much!
i am to be “awarded” a 2 bed - totally understand due to children’s age and I can make do with that I’m happy for the help to be honest!! We can all make it work. I will look into the rest - thank you

How do people get help by being housed and trash the place😢it’s so sad when nice people can look after them who are in need, too!

In my area band one is looking at a minimum of 18 months.

No way it’s definitely not that long I do know that for sure

Hi any luck yet I come on here for this question