How long are council housing waits for growing families?

[99Samblaze]

Hi
We moved to a one bedroom flat in Stockport a year ago. I had my son and now expecting again near Christmas. How long did people wait to get a council house of flat.
We can’t afford a two bedroom flat on the private market so having council house would help a lot.

Thank you

The link you’ve been sent previously is a good property, there’s a few others on rightmove.

What would your budget be?

You need to be realistic and be aware the only way your current situation will change is if you knuckle down and change it yourself.

You have a good few years of your current living arrangement bei my workable. Just because they will become difficult doesn’t mean it’s someone else’s job to fix.

Stockport is quite reasonable when compared to some areas. Have you considered burnage or longsight too? May not be as desirable but money goes further. Or even Wythenshawe/broadheath? If your family are SM way.

Id see if you are entitled to any help when the second comes along, see if your husband can access any further training to hopefully make his job ops more stable.

Most immigration is controlled. Literally our government handed out visas. The same government who let folk in the millions in a short period of time also put us through austerity, cutting back on all services, housing included.

So sorry, the blame lies with the government, piss poor planning. Unfortunately people blame the immigrants.

Oh pack it in. I have worked since I was 14, never claimed a benefit and yet here I am paying for your life choices. If I go by your thinking, what should I be "entitled" to?

Doesn’t work like that, you need to get better jobs and rent privately or buy, like most of us do. We didn’t have children until we could afford housing

OP literally states "why shouldn't I be entitled to council house".

Unless you are homeless they are unlikely to house you. There is a housing crisis. Temporary accommodation is offered first and if a permanent home comes available then people may be housed. If you can afford to private rent they won’t house you.

Around mine people are paid to downsize. Neighbour went into a retirement place which is much much bigger than the one she gave up but the one she gave up was classed as a 2 bed (tiny box room). Was paid a thousand pounds to downsize to a 1 bed. Basically, she did very well out of the deal!

How are you hard working?

As I said, finish the teacher training and support yourself and your family.

Better for everyone in the long run, your stability, housing, pension...

I’d love for somebody to pay for me to upgrade my current living situation. I was told that education and hard work would pay off, but I live in a small flat. I work full time sbd only had 1 child as coukd not afford to have more bedrooms. Funny old world isn’t it.

I think some people see council housing as a way of life 🤔

Landlords have mortgages on their properties, maintenance, insurance, loss of earnings when people don't pay their rent. They really don't pocket much!

True. I don’t understand the hatred of LL on MN

her money ended when she imported the husband which is expensive also
for 450 insurance for a van, you can have 2 mortgages in the North

A council house would help a lot of people.

So you can afford it but dont want to waste your money...
No problem with you joining housing register, everyone can but dont have such great expectations. You might be lucky and be housed quickly but there are people literally sleeping on the street/in hostels/ hotels the country over who are not being housed and they will come higher up the list than you.

Also if your first child is still under 1 you wont be classed as overcrowded

If you have close family in another area you may be eligible to apply to that area. You need to check the council websites. Search for allocation policy.

However, you wont be eligible for a 2 bed until your child is at least 1 and I think if you have a living room you might not be eligible currently. Youll need to check with the council.
However you'll never get anything if you dont apply. Get on the register but dont expect to be offered something soon

Did you consider the fact you can’t afford a bigger house before you chose to get pregnant again?.

so irresponsible

I’m guessing you will keep popping them out to move up the list.

god forbid having to pay your own way.

I think paying council tenants to downsize is an excellent idea. It might encourage my 88YO MIL who lives alone in a large 2-bed council house to give it up for a family that needs it.

It's been underoccupied for the best part of 40 years.

The husband would not be approved for a mortgage if he has been here under three years.

You really need to sort out contraception once this baby arrives - possibly dh gets a vasectomy . There’s little excuse for an accidental pregnancy in this day and age - and two very young kids is plenty.

A third child would be a disaster for your family.

Financially it’s probably better for one of you to work full time in the daytime, the other to work nights. That way you can build up funds. You can use funded hours to put the babies in childcare so a parent can sleep in the daytime.

Have a single bed and a cot in the bedroom - the person on nightshift can sleep in there during the day.

No it's not. It's a realistic reply given the OPs circumstances. Why is it horrible?

They wont

youll have to stay where you are. A council house is nearly always a min wait of 5-10 years unless you’re homeless. You have a roof over your head.

You’ll have to stay where you are I imagine.