Where could a homeless 17 year old go with a baby?

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If they left their home? Would the baby be taken away?

Sorry you're in this position.

I was in a homeless hostel when I was 17 with a baby.
It was a 'nice' one with my own front door and kitchen/bathroom.

Have you contacted the council yet?

You've had some great advice up thread, so I'm just wishing you all the best x

If you have left home and are in immediate crisis you could try runaway helpline. Tel 116000. 24 hours. They might be able to connect you with some local help.

Sorry not rtft. She can present to the council as homeless. She is in priority need as she is under 18, and has a dependent child.

BUT the first thing the council will do is ask for contact details of home, and try to get her back there. Unless there is domestic abuse for example. If it's a case of her wanting to leave, but parents saying she doesn't have to, the council will say she is not homeless and send her home.

If she is eligible to make an applicarion (UK citizen for example) classed as homeless,
Priority need (she is) she is entitled to temporary accommodation.

They will then look at the reasons for her becoming homeless and whether she had a local connection to that area. The result of these last assessments determine whether she us likely to be housed permanently.

There may be other options open to her dependent of the council.

Good luck,OP.
Life will get better. Just because you're young is no reason at all for your baby not to stay with you.

You've been given some ideas.

Is there anything else you need right now? Do you have somewhere to be tonight?

Op

Message me please. I am in a very very similar situation and can help you x

Have you tried to claim benefits?

Op feel free to pm me, I was in a similar situation. You will be okay, the council have a responsibility to house you if you are homeless the baby will not be taken away from you unless it's clear you cannot look after said baby. Even then though they will give you a chance to rectify what they believe to be wrong. You and baby will be okay.

I too found myself homeless with a baby at 17 through no fault of my own.
I went to my local housing authority who pointed me in the right direction. It was by no means plain sailing. It was a very stressful time.
I was placed in a mother and baby unit. It was never once suggested to me that I was at risk of having my baby taken away because I was homeless.
I really didn't like it in the shelter. It was awful. People with drug, alcohol and violence issues.
I was very lucky my brother managed to put me up for a while. My brothers house wasn't adequate for us to stay long term. So was technically still classed as homeless.
I waited 5 months for a council property. Was the best day of my life. Moved in with just the clothes I stood in. And my dd's necessities.
Never had any intervention from ss.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel and there is help out there. Please don't be afraid to contact the authorities if you need help.
Have you contacted any kind of authorities yet ?

Contact your health visitor or Children's Centre. They will be able to advise on local help available.

Do you attend baby clinic or Children's Centre? That's where to find advice

Hi like the other posters have said. The council have a duty of care to find you emergency accommodation. Ask them to put you in touch with some tenancy support agencies, the council will have at least a vulnerable housing officer who can help. Depending on your area i can help more if youre in the north east PM me. I work with homeless young people. Oh and You can have your own tenancy at 17 with a dependant. Good luck OP.

Hope you're ok. You will both be housed together. They will try and persuade you to go home first though, unless you're at risk there

How are you OP?

Council or possibly women's aid/refuge depending on how you ended up here. If you find your local council office or cab they can probably point you in the right direction.

Hope you get some Support.

It's sort of a right of passage in our estate

Both my sisters and nieces have done it.

You turn up at the council house with your baby and tell them you've been kicked out.

They'll contact your parents/where you were living to check. My dm always enjoyed thinking up new stories of why we'd been kicked out

Then you'll be in a hostel for a while (sometimes a b&b if you are lucky) while they sort you out a house/flat.

Job done.

If you live in London centrepoint are a specific charity for young people who are homeless. This doesn't mean living on the streets necessarily, a lot of people there cannot live at home for various reasons.
They help you move on to finding a permanent place and help with your whole future education jobs etc
They are fantastic. I think you have to be referred through the council
But look up their website, or call them. They might even be able to advise you if you're not in London
Good luck op. Half the battle is having the strength to deal with all the red tape

You can't just turn up with a random baby!
You have to provide proof that you are the child's full time career.
Maybe if so many people didn't rock up with a load of lies then there possibly wouldn't be so many vunrable women and children stuck in hostels or b&'s which are payed for by the state. Or so many women and children trapped in abusive relationships because they've nowhere eles to go.

*carer

Funnyfarmer I don't think MrsWrex was implying that the babies in these scenarios aren't genuinely the child of the woman asking for housing. My understanding was that it's not unusual for parents to collude in lying about why a teen mum can't live with her parents. Now the op clearly needs support and reassurance rather than mad derailings about fraud.

No that's pretty much it.

I'm not ashamed of it, no. No way anyone else around here is getting a house

I thought this was common knowledge? Bar two girls that I know of, everyone else has done this.

@katronfon common knowledge?

I don't know anyone who has ever done this.

OP - really hope you get the support you need. Good luck to you and your baby

Sorry Kat - that should have been addressed to @MrsWrex

The 'have a baby, get a council house' thing is sadly quite true. The reason being, you can present to the council ad homeless, but if you are not in priority need, you won't be housed. In order to be in.priority need, you must either be pregnant, have dependent children, or a severe physical or mental health problem that makes you more vulnerable than any other person who is homeless.