split from ex, temporarily with inlaws

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I have split with my ex, we used to live in 2 bed flat with 3 kids now with relationship breakdown i have split and moved temporarily to inlaws.

I need help sorting out my life.

I have 5yr old 8 yr old and new born. I am now currently in 1 bedroom room everything else is shared in household. and i have temporary here till i get rehomed.

I need support to get rehomed by council, what to do first.
I have registered with uc with split and they have made appointment for me to proof of bank details..etc as all uc used to go to ex.

I also would like to know if i can get child benefit for my new born, i wasnt raped but was coerced into having a baby to "fix" relationship and have a son. but i have given birth to daughter so part of issue for him.

I can fill out housing form but in my area it can take years to get housing sorted and i only have weeks in temporary with inlaws. I would like end result to be house as my 5yr is disabled and needs garden for support.

all homes in local area are 150-200 over LHA with 2k deposits.

I’m sorry OP this sounds really difficult. You should fill in the application for housing form ASAP, it does take a long time to get one though (years where I am) however if your in laws make you homeless then you will be moved up in priority and be put into emergency housing. This is good as it gets you a place but the downside is you have to accept the first place you are offered, even if it’s not what you want, otherwise you’re classed as making yourself intentionally homeless and you go to the back of the line.

With regards to the child benefit exception I’d recommend speaking to them directly or with CAB for advice. It’s a little bit more tricky than having agreed to a baby to fix a relationship, as that does mean you chose to have a baby for that goal which is a position a lot of people are in and doesn’t meet the threshold for exception. Coercion is complex and for the exception it is more than what you describe here in agreeing to a baby to fix things.

Yes you can claim child benefit for a third child. You will not receive the UC element for this child though which is where the two child limit applies. Child benefit is entirely separate.