putting parents on a coundil property banidng

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I live in a council property (flat) with the child, my parents live in a separate council property (flat) - by themselves, they require a lot of care.
I am on a list for bigger property as my child will be 11 soon.

can I add parents to my account - waiting fo a property, so instead of 2 council properties, we together live in 1 bigger property (for example, house)?

You can but be aware that will leave you overcrowded for a property for you and son.
It would be a new registration for all of you you can't combine for the right property but keep your eligibility as separate hh.

You will need to check your local council's allocation policy and discuss it with them as different councils have different policies.

In theory it shouldn't be a problem but depending on what new size of property you need it won't necessarily mean you get housed any more quickly, that will depend on the available stock in your area.

In my area that would qualify you for a three bed property - a room each for you and your son and a room for your parents. You would have to make a new application and your current applications would be closed.

I would ask your council. On some of the applications, it says how many adults and children are moving into the new property so you may need to re-apply - keeping in mind that with the current situation that may take a while.

If you are overcrowded now you will be a higher priority, but making yourself overcrowded (moving your parents in) or asking for a bigger home to fit all of you in may make you be on a lower band and take longer.
I'm wondering if you can't apply together then you could both try and exchange to a bigger property (not sure of the rules of extra bedrooms) and then move in together.

Yes you can but the turnover on larger properties tends to be lower so you may have to wait longer.

Councils really don't like doing this because in theory you could both be eligible to get back on the housing register because two households would be sharing facilities ie bathroom and kitchen. I have worked for housing associations and councils and never seen this kind of arrangement work out. The attempts I have seen to do this have stalled when the younger family moved into the bigger property and then the elderly parents decide they don't want to move in after all.

Surely it would be a new application and put you down the queue? And also a longer (possibly many years) wait as larger properties are harder to come by?