to be afraid of giving up social housing

[lattelov3r]

So i live in a lovely HA house problem is its 70 miles from where i want to live its a small town with literally nothing to do very few shops, nothing to do with children, everything closing down, literally no family or friends or roots for our family at all despite being here 10 years, but as its an HA house we have security here, large house with garden affordable rent etc. If we moved to where we want to be, somewhere we would all have a better quality of life we would need to live in a private let there would be no long term security chances are it would be a flat or much smaller house and likely no garden and we would pay higher rent and council tax and also for the first time be reliant on help of LHA im desperate to go but afraid its a big mistake AIBU?

Ok, hands up I think I have confused myself.

Sorry, after mass searching for this piece of information I remember reading online somewhere, I can't seem to find it. So have had to come to the conclusion I dreamt it or something. Sorry.

Off to bed to dream up more random crap I can confuse the general public with...

I have exchanged through homeswapper and I had to sign a new tenancy, as I moved LAs and it was to a completely different area. It makes sense that you would have to start a whole new tenancy if you exchange, since the tenancy agreement is specific to your home. So I think BerryMenlove may be right, just because you are a tenant now, you won't necessarily be protected from the higher rents if you start a new tenancy.

OP, I would be very cautious about moving out of social housing. I live on a council estate in London and my neighbour moved a few years ago because she wasn't satisfied with our local school, so she moved into private housing next to an outstanding school, which was paid for by LHA. But they just changed the rules about the maximum LHA you can get, so she now has to move miles out of the area and take her dc out of that school. You cannot rely on LHA paying private rents, especially with this govt as they are making cuts all the time!

If you are prepared to work and work hard and confident you will not get ill, then do it. Independence buys choice. If you are not entirely certain you can sustain your familiy independently then stay where you are and try to build a better life there. Remember that if you are inclined to bouts of anxiety/depression, moving is regarded as one of the most stressful life events after bereavement. Why can't you take steps towards greater independence where you are so you can make choices from a steadier base than just uprooting. Make a plan and stick to it like you would a business plan. Set yourself goals and target.

If you rent from the private sector there is no security. I have been forced too move so many times by landlords selling, moving back in or upping the rent! I am now, luckily, out of this situation and would NEVER advise someone to give up a HA or council place, the stress of the dreaded " sorry, but I need my house back" call is over you like the sword of Damocles.

I would never give up that security personally. The private rental sector can be very difficult.

I would say location over size, but I also wouldn't exchange security for dice rolling when it comes to a roof over the kids heads.

What about getting work yourself? That might help with giving you a bit of confidence.

If you didn't have kids I would say go, but you do and they need stability.