Homeless in temp accommodation

[Dreamer10]

Hi,

Would like some Q’s answered, am so stressed. Hope to get someone went through the same boat and share their experiences.

I was put in b&b last year August with my four children for six weeks . It was awful sharing bath and third floor with loads and stairs. Finally got moved to a temporary accommodation 10 miles away from family and support network gave up at the end and moved kids school and trying to pass the days to get some where permanent to be more stable. However they don’t say when and the bidding system it’s just a lie hope they make you hold to it.

As a homeless u placed in band 3 and always comes to be number 200-350 , i dont understand it if someone homeless with priority need placed in band 3 . I mean if u look at the housing history to be honest no one has been offered a house in band 3 in what so ever, how they expecting me to won one.

Spoke to my housing team they said we don’t know when u going to be permanently rehoused .. u just need to keep on bidding .

I have now lived in this temporary accommodation for a year and still on. So stressed and miserable Unstable, I have had an inspector last month to check the property how I looked after it. Which he was very impressed. Don’t understand his visit anyway as he mentioned to check health and safety.

Would anyone tell me how they got offer ? Or bidding and how long they stayed for . Please give me some hope and positive Experience.

Hope this end very soon before I go crazy

How awful! So stressful for you and your kids. I was given a section 21 , meaning I had 3 months to move out of private renting. With 2 kids myself. I applied for every housing association I could, and council application. I had the section in July and got a property in november. I am now in a council property. How did you end up in a b+b ? It's awful but even though you are classed as homeless you still have a roof over your head. If your top priority then all you can do is check the council web site every day. You will probably have to accept the first thing your offered. I know doctors letters etc.. Can boost applications , but being in a b+ b should put you in top rank anyway. A year is a long time. Can you get a social worker involved saying how it's affecting the kids? Widen the area in which you will accept properties for? You have to try everything you can. You could also ring the council office regularly as well explaining the situation and how it's affecting you all. This may sound pointless but I phoned because I was going out of my mind with worry. Keep searching and put pressure on. Something has to turn up.

Thank u for replaying, I my self suffer from tumour I provided the letter several time with ignore it , I have even develop a mental health due to my situation still the same, had to present my self at town hall , didn’t have a place to stay at, then now in temporary accommodation for over a year , they said nothing come up although there is tones of houses in Manchester move and other down the table ,, I have applied every housing association I can images plus bidding site different councils up north, east , down south but they r giving me lower priority because I don’t have a local connection or has to be certain years.

I know all depended on the housing Officer to be honest , my support worker is nice but she keep saying same things u need to keep bidding and its a matter of a wait.

Council website bidding system there is no way am getting somewhere, there is always 250-300 people a head of me. Nothing got offered .

No blame, I have give up . My life is a mess. Kids complaining and stress too

Am glad u were housed hope things turns well for me . Thank you

The other option is private renting. You would need a deposit and 1 months rent upfront and references , social fund can lend you 800 pounds because you have children. You might need a guarantor . Someone in long term employment that can vouch for you that you will pay your rent. If theres so many people in front of you in housing lists , that's not going to work.private renting advertisements are in local newspapers and estate agents. Some estate agents will let you pay the months rent upfront a bit each week. Good luck.

Thanks