Aibu to think the local authority will house me?

[Jojomarie29]

Hello,I'm 33 and have suffered with anxiety most of my life.
I still live with my mum and I'm single.
I claim esa due to anxiety but I'm trying to get my life on track.
What chance do I have of the LA housing me?
I'm desperate to move out but can't afford to private rent.
Will the LA house me?
How do I go about it?
How many months will it take?
Will I be entitled to full housing benefit?
I'm hoping to get back to work soon.
Any advice would be great

If you lie

You are committing fraud

Taking a property from someone else who is entitled

And probably would get emergency housing a room in a hostel with shared bathroom, which wont make you any better

What if I said I didn't have anywhere to stay? If it were that easy, everyone would be housed by the LA.

Why are you desperate to move out? Is it just wanting to or is it harm to you, abuse or something?

I'm on the outskirts of Manchester.

I just want my own place.
To call my home.

Therapy and medication to address the anxiety
Education and volunteering to get work experience
Get a job
Move out.
It may take some time but no reason why you can't. The local authority is highly unlikely to house you.

The fact you are embarrassed is not going to be enough for them to house you. While you are living with your mum you can't have high outgoings, can you save what you are saving by living at home and get a deposit for a private rental together?

I get your need to have your own Space, but without being harsh, you already have somewhere to live. And I'm sure there are many others who really don't have anywhere to live.

Could you not sort out going back to work first and Then move out when you can afford it?

And they are not going to hand you a safe, lovely one bedroomed flat. Most of the people near me went to into not very nice B and Bs.

Shes not allowed to decorate. Not sure how long her tenancy is for, first place was for 2 years then she moved where she is. I think shes been here nearly 2 years and no mention of having to move. It may be indefinite, honestly i havent ever asked. We are north west

On the website their is 1 bedroom properties available so I'm assuming they do house single people.

Liverpool you wouldn't wait long at all 2-6 months.

england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/housing_benefit/shared_accommodation_rate_for_under_35s

What about something like this www.richmondfellowship.org.uk/greater-manchester/

I just want my own life,I don't want to be sat in my bedroom of when I was a child.
It's my anxiety worse.

Why not prioritise getting a job and then save for a deposit etc so you can get your own place yourself? Why aren't you looking to get back into work for another year? That's not "soon"

I can't stay here forever tho and I don't want too but how will I ever be able to move out.

By getting back into work, and earning and saving money. The same way everyone else has to do.

All my friends have their own place it's becoming really embarrassing now tbh.

I'm guessing that most of your friends either work, or have a partner who works and supports them?

I just want my own place.
To call my home.

Without trying to be harsh; you have a safe place to live and thousands don't.

If you want that ^^ then get a job, save up, and rent or buy like plenty of people have to. I'm not dismissing your anxiety, but if it's not debilitating enough to stop you being alone 24/7 then hopefully it's not debilitating enough for you to work.

You don't seem to have any respnse to people suggesting you find work first to enable you to move out. Then you wouldn't have to rely on the council housing you, you'd have freedom of choice.

Agree. Most people who get their own place do so by earning and saving for it.

I get it though, im almost 28 living at home with my dad and no prospect of that ever changing. Im too ill and need a carer and he gave up his job to do that. So i get esa and dla( waiting to find out if ill get moved to pip or rejected) and he gets carers and thats what we live on. Like housemates not parent living with child.

Most of my friends are in council properties.
I don't feel like I'm ready to go back to work

It's my anxiety worse.

Living in a hostel, which you would be likely to end up in at least temporarily, probably wouldn't make your anxiety better to be honest. They can be loud and unclean, and you would be sharing communal areas with strangers, some of whom might not be "nice" people.

Sorry but I think the answer is to look for a job that you can manage with your anxiety, and then save up to move out. You would be waiting forever for a place as a single person with a home.

If the OP is receiving disability benefits, then she has jumped through some pretty bad hoops to get it. Which means it's not as simple as 'get a job'. Please don't pile in people. Please don't with someone who might be very vulnerable.

Thousands of people are having to live at home with their parents, if you want to get out you will have to set yourself goals to achieve this.

If you can save for a deposit, housing benefit would cover the rent if you found somewhere privately.

All councils are in different demands but in my area you as a single person would be entitled to a room in a flat share, possibly a bedsit.

A friend of mine has 2 DCs, one was almost newborn when she was made homeless. They had to spend 6 months in a b&b before they were housed and then it was a flat out of area that she had to accept.