Currently we are living in a small 1 bed, 1st floor council flat. Which is lovely, but we now have DS and I'm having mobility issues so am finding the stairs hard.
We have been awarded points for a bigger place, but they are few and far between, plus the points we do have are much less than the points needed to win a place.
We are also on the house exchange list, but the only people in our area looking to downsize to a 1 bed either want one with a garden, or are elderly and need a ground floor.
So our chances of moving are slim.
We've had a lot of bad experiences with private landlords (last LL threatened us with violence when we reported him to environmental health, LL before lied about the property, LL before that refused to fix a leaking roof and then tried to charge us for water damage, etc etc), so aren't keen on getting back into that market. Especially as we just can't afford to move every 6 months.
My dad has a property which will be available to rent soon and wondered if we'd be interested. Problem is, we're on HB, so not sure what the rules are?
Obviously he'd let us stay for free if he could, but that's not really an option.