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Family of 5 in one bedroom... illegal overcrowding?

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Skysha · 04/01/2019 04:00

Hello all, I'm new to this. So I have a quick question and can people be mindful with being offensive as I suffer from post natal psycosis and negative comments can hurt deeply.

So I live in a one bedroom flat with my husband, 5 year old son and twin girls who have just turned one.

According to the overcrowding 'law' we are overcrowded as we have equivalent 3.5 people living in what they would consider two bedroom since the living room can be slept in.

I was wondering if anyone else has been in my situation or any advice on what I can do would be great. Due to my mental health since I've had my girl I have had the social workers, perinatal team, crisis (home treatment team) and now the early intervention psycosis working alongside me. Truth be told my mental health is a bigger problem then housing but it's getting very overcrowded now.

JoanneMumsnet · 04/01/2019 12:51

Hi Skysha,

We're really sorry to hear you're struggling at the moment.

We hope you don't mind, but when these threads are flagged up to us we usually add a link to our Mental Health resources. Please do take a look - there are lots of organisations listed that can offer you advice. Support from other Mumsnetters is great and we really hope you will be able to take some comfort from your fellow posters, but as other MNers will tell you, it's really a good idea to seek real life help and support as well. One such organisation is PANDAS, a foundation set up to help anyone struggling with antenatal and postnatal illnesses - please do take a look at their website here. They can provide online support and run local support groups. Their helpline number is 0843 28 98 401 and is open 9am to 8pm every day.

We also like to remind everyone that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

We're going to move this thread to our Mental Health section shortly.

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