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anyone work for an housing association? Would I be wasting my time?

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motherdiditneedtobesohigh · 04/03/2026 20:24

I have been living here for 10 years, never missed any of my bills, no anti social behaviour, no issues ever with any neighbours, I'm very quiet (I'm deaf) so never playing loud music etc, I'm disabled and need to move for medical reasons, I contacted my housing association to see if I could do an internal move to one of their other properties and they said they would contact me if anything came up, this was a year ago.

Been looking on their website for a year and there is a flat on there that has been on the website for over 6 months now, it's ground floor, in the area where my family live etc then right at the bottom it says 'for working people only' unfortunately I do not work, I did up until 2018 but unable to now.

I could afford the rent which would be £100 more than I am paying now, It's five minutes away from where my mum lives instead of the 3 miles I am now (can't drive due to my disability)

I know none of my situation matters and rules are rules but if it's been up for six months with no interest would it be worth me calling them tomorrow? I could literally move tomorrow if they told me I had to!

I would be wasting my time asking about it wouldn't I?

OP posts:
dammit88 · 04/03/2026 20:26

I would ask. Surely it would be disability discrimination to exclude you?

SquadGoals75 · 04/03/2026 20:28

Definitely worth asking. Sounds ideal. Good luck.

twointhemorning · 04/03/2026 20:28

Perhaps it means people of working age? You've got nothing to lose by making an enquiry

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Iloveeverycat · 04/03/2026 20:28

I would definitely ring them. Maybe the working statement is for new applicants.

justthecat · 04/03/2026 20:33

Definitely apply sounds perfect for you

stichguru · 04/03/2026 20:33

Call them. It might be that they are illegally discriminating against non-working people, or it might be something legal around the rules of the block it's in or something. It might be that they could accommodate you, it might be they couldn't but it wouldn't waste much of your time even if they said no.

Gatekeeper · 04/03/2026 20:37

I would ask...

I work for Housing Association and we allocate according to affordability. I would sit and make a list of ALL your outgoings for the month

Electric/gas/water
Council tax
Broadband/mobile/landlines
Car/transport
Prescriptions
Rent
Credit card/catalogue debt
Pets
Insurance
Home/life/car/pet insurance
Food and shopping
Etc

And incoming

PIP/ ESA/Job seekers etc
Housing benefit
Child benefit
Child maintenance
Savings

Take the outgoings away from incoming and ask H.A to look at figures to see if they would consider the property 'affordable '

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