Temporary Accommodation

[firsttimemum0720]

Does anyone have any advice on how to get out of temporary accommodation whilst waiting for social housing sooner?
I am a single parent and have been on the waiting list for social housing for 2 years after being made homeless. The council I am with is one just outside of London. I live in a very small studio 'apartment' with my 1 year old within a building of 30 other residents also in the same situation. However the residents who have left who have been lucky to get permanent housing each waited at least 4 years plus. The building I live in is not safe, the residents smoke cannabis outside my door, there is drug and alcohol misuse and noise nuisance everyday. My housing officer keeps mentioning private renting as the only alternative to getting a home quicker but my income is low only work part-time and rent for at least a 1 bed house is sky high.

What else can I do? -

Be careful, it could be that once to move out into private accommodation you’ll break the terms of the council rehousing you.

Hi, I am looking for another single mum who wants to privately rent in Central Londo or zone 2 or 3. It is so difficult to find a place as landlords prefer to rent to couples, so teaming up with another mum can be a solution. I also want to get back to work full time, and childcare costs are super high, so if I would look after kids on my days off and another mum would look after kids on her days off, we could put kids to nursery for only one or two days a week, which is affordable. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

You need to start your own thread.

I did, many messages but none of mums who actually want to try it out… so trying to find mums on other threads