Hello all, I need some advice please.
Myself and 2yr old daughter have been sofa surfing with friends for 7 weeks after I left my husband and wasn't able to stay in our home. I applied to the council (both southend and castle point) straight away and after nearly two months and constant badgering they have passed my application and it's now active so I can bid on properties. Castle point are offering a one bed as myself and daughter can share until she's 5 and southend are offering a two bed property. I say offering, they're not yet, they have put me on band C and offered me emergency accommodation which is in a BnB, which I move in on Tuesday. It has shared bathroom and kitchen facilities, I haven't seen it yet but have been told.
My questions were, once they put you in to emergency accommodation do you go up a band? Do you have to stay at the BnB every night, how long does it take for you to get housed in to a permanent council house and is it true that it's illegal to stay in a BnB with a child for more than six weeks?
Also can I still bid on two different councils for properties if one has temporarily housed me?
I have so many more questions but for now, can someone please shed some light on the situation for me???