hey guys. asking for my cousin.
her and her parents moved into a 2 bedroom flat when she was 17, she is now 27
in 2018, 8 years ago, her parents separated.
she ended up living and sleeping in the living room because her mother moved into the her bedroom
so her dad lives in one bedroom, mum in another and daughter in living room
Someone moving out was not an option because:
father shortly before divorce ended up disabled, her mother worked minimum wage. Both parents are now pensioners.
so due to low income/pension credit/benefits impossible to find a place to rent
also one moving out would make the daughter homeless as she and and her mum wouldn’t be able to afford the rent.
also landlord now keeps rent reasonable, they wouldn’t be able to afford other private rents
few years ago my friend ended up disabled too (same illness as father, i think inherited from father) and due to illness had to cut hours and her health condition is getting worse and worse everyday. She is really scared she might have to gave up work completely and scared of the future
The living room connects to the kitchen so her parents pass her by to use kitchen everyday/constantly.
her parents are also having constant fights. They hate each other. Screaming on top of lungs, yelling, insulting each other, swearing at each other. so the stress of all this is awful. I myself witnessed this a few times while on phone with her or visiting her.
i know legally, this isn’t really overcrowding, her living in the living room.
but should she try applying anyway? Is there any chance they’ll accept her on list?
she doesn’t care about waiting even decades, she just wants to get on the list. She is terrified about the future.
this is east London, Redbridge