I've recently been lucky enough to secure a council house due to domestic abuse. The property should be ready for me to move in to in June.
Many people may think "who cares" but I'm concerned whether my Husband will end up on the streets. We privately rent, but the landlord has recently informed us he wants to increase the rent substantially, and if we dont agree he will issue us with a section 21 as he will be forced to sell the house. We cannot afford this increase in rent.
Obviously when I leave in June, my Husband will be worse off financially and unable to afford the increase. We do have a joint application open for council housing. (I made a separate individual application for the house I have been given, due to it being domestic abuse) he will have to issue a change of circumstances to the register so that the application is in his name only.
However reading the housing register criteria, there is a part that says anti social behaviour (including domestic violence) can be a cause for an individual to be removed from the register.
He has a progressive medical condition (won't say what as it is outing) that affects his mental health and is on full disability benefits due to this.
So in summary- if he can't afford a rent increase, is issued a section 21 and stays until he is removed by court order - therefore any new private landlord won't touch him - (they also may not want to take him on due to being on full disability benefits) - and the council exclude him from their housing register due to his "anti social" behaviour of being emotionally abusive to me, will he be out on the streets?! He has no family he can stay with.
Surely that's not the case. Is he still owed a duty of care under the homelessness act, particularly as he receives High rate care and mobility PIP and limited capacity for work related activity (he can't work due to his health condition.)
I know I shouldn't care so much but I do, he is the father of my children and still a vulnerable adult despite his behaviour.