Don't know where to post... Housing

[OnNaturesCourse]

We are in the middle of applying for council housing.

Currently we are in private rent but looking to move into council housing for the (ever so slightly) cheaper rent.

We rent a 3 bedroom and are a family of 4 (partner + 2 kids under 8) Our set up is kids share a room, our room and spare which partner uses to sleep in quite a lot due to sleep apnea.

His sleep apnea is bad, and he has had hospital trips, overnight tests etc etc. He wears a guard to sleep but it's not always effective.

He uses the spare room as he disturbs my sleep which in turn effects my mood - mentally it exhausted me before we had the spare room. I was so physically exhausted I cried to our GP at partners appointment for his sleep apnea.

Does anyone know if councils see sleep apnea as a medical need for an additional room? Especially given the severity of it and it effecting my mental health so badly previously?

This will vary from authority to authority. You would certainly need medical evidence saying that your DP needs his own room.

Otherwise it would be 2 bedrooms until the eldest child is 10 if opposite sex, or 18 if they are the same sex.

If you have a spare room that your husband goes in to sleep then no, the council wouldn't take the sleep apnea into account. You already have a solution to the problem. I used to work in social housing, if you are adequately housed and not about to be made homeless then you will be waiting a very very long time for a council house.

Sorry, I misread your post. They might take it into account in your application but again as you are adequately housed now with a spate room I really doubt your case would be viewed as a priority. But depends on how in demand council houses are in your area. The council I worked for were so overwhelmed that eventually they pretty much disregarded anything but the most serious issues when prioritising people
On the housing list.

In my area, if a house has a living room and a dining room it is expected that one of those rooms be used as a bedroom. You could get a letter from your GP to support your application as you never know.