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Single parents how do you or did you get a place to live for you and your child

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Redruby25 · 28/12/2019 13:27

Just interested to find out how people done it. It might just be myself and son living together, we are currently staying at my parents having been evicted, nothing bad just for overcrowding, yes that's right. Me and sons Dad were in a house share, we had our son whilst there, and did not manage to secure suitable accommodation before time ran out, I had been to the council for assistance and they had originally said they couldn't help until we were evicted, but in the interim they made me a final offer, it is 3 hrs away from where I have always lived and for one reason another a few others, I had to turn it down, as I only got 3 and a half days to decide. My sons father also did not want to move there, and as he is on a visa here and exempt from other things, I think he had every right to tell the council to get lost, the way I saw it was they do not have a right to tell you where to live when you are exempt from other help. Anyway the eviction went ahead, it was private by the way. My parents took us in but not my sons father, not disputing that at all, just mentioning, so he had to go and rent a room near by. For one reason and another we might continue on as we are, i.e me and son, but need to find somewhere to live, not expecting things on a plate, but as you all know it is hard, if I work all week I will spend my salary on childcare, a friend said other women manage it, and have a one bed fat etc for example, but how? Unless you are in a very well paid job, a months salary would be gone on just the rent for a one bed flat in London, and there would be no money after childcare, as it's about £350 a week here. So how do others pay that, then their rent bills food, and other costs, it doesn't Dads up?! Thank you all in advance!

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Redruby25 · 10/01/2020 11:28

Hopeforchildren When you say you need to keep going back, do you mean to the council, if so, going by my current circumstances, in what respect? My case is closed now, and my only option under the circumstances at the time, was to go for a Judicial Review, but as they gave me a decision right as things closed down for Christmas, this ensured that I would not get my request in, within the time frame you are allowed, to submit this request. So I was out of time. I am still on the housing register of course.

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yummyscummymummy01 · 29/01/2021 11:23

Hiya, Shelter has a helpline that can give you excellent advice. I would suggest giving them a ring. This is the kind of thing they give advice on all the time Smile

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