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Housing stress!!

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Katiemarie96 · 05/08/2026 14:28

Been on the bidding list for a 3 bed for nearly 4 years, band C overcrowding and medical, moved us up to band B for overcrowding this year then they decide to remove us off the list cause apparently our income is too high, I don’t really want to say how much on here but basically I’m a stay at home parent and carer to one of my daughter so I’m on uc and carers whilst my husband works full time, they’ve used my entitlement rather than actual pay and ended up pushed well over the limit when in actual fact the numbers that should have been used means we would be £35 over. Anyway we’ve been looking at private rented places we need a 4 bedroom and the private rented 4 bedrooms near me start off around £1500, not a problem we can afford to pay that but when trying to actually apply for one they say some don’t take universal credit carers etc into account it has to be earned income, well please tell me what kind of job you can get now a days that pays £50K+ and we have no one to be a guarantor so we’re pretty much just stuck at the moment and don’t really know what to do. Even with a child with a registered disability and 1 child waiting to be assessed the council still don’t want to help and well it seems trying to find private accommodation that will accept benefits aswell as earned income and somewhere that comes unfurnished seems impossible! Had a few really nice ones to look at but landlord refuses to move the furniture and we can not work around it just feel so fed up right now on what to do my mental health is bad right now because of the housing situation. Any advice on what I can actually do to actually find somewhere suitable?

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Dilemma999 · 05/08/2026 20:52

Can you accept one with furniture and just put the furniture into storage or see if someone can store it for you?

Katiemarie96 · 06/08/2026 09:16

Dilemma999 · 05/08/2026 20:52

Can you accept one with furniture and just put the furniture into storage or see if someone can store it for you?

the furniture that we would have to remove and store is 4 double beds and 4 large sofas we wouldn’t have anyone that could store it and on top of the higher rent we would be paying we couldn’t really afford to pay storage costs on top of that

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Iloveeverycat · 06/08/2026 09:18

If you were bidding for a 3 bed with the council. Can you rent a 3 bed house instead of a 4 bed.

Katiemarie96 · 06/08/2026 09:45

Iloveeverycat · 06/08/2026 09:18

If you were bidding for a 3 bed with the council. Can you rent a 3 bed house instead of a 4 bed.

They changed our need to a 4 bed that’s when they reviewed everything and removed us but even 3 beds in my area are around the same price and same issue with furniture and need to stay here for schools and work

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Bathroomphilosopher · 06/08/2026 09:55

I’m really sorry OP, thats such a dreadful situation. The Council and government policy in England still seems to think the housing market is like it was in the 80s or 90s. In Scotland they have recently changed housing law for private rents in recognition of the fact that private rent is now a vital part of people’s long term/ lifelong housing needs, not a short term fix at a temporary stage of life. Assuming you are in England, it seems English law has not yet.

I’m really sorry you are in this situation. And so angry with decades of governments housing policy for leading us into this mess.

SquashPenguin · 06/08/2026 09:56

Your house must be pretty big already if you’ve got four large sofas?

Pearlstillsinging · 06/08/2026 10:05

Contact your local councillor and ask for their help with negotiating the council process

Katiemarie96 · 06/08/2026 10:51

SquashPenguin · 06/08/2026 09:56

Your house must be pretty big already if you’ve got four large sofas?

No the comment was about accepting a private rented place and storing their furniture and using our own

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Katiemarie96 · 06/08/2026 10:54

Pearlstillsinging · 06/08/2026 10:05

Contact your local councillor and ask for their help with negotiating the council process

We was in contact with our local councillor when we first joined the list as my husband knows her personally she said she would help us and then just kept ignoring us, would cross the road when she sees us and she won’t respond to any emails we send now

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