housing issuse's

[marie2003]

Can anyone please tell me how to go about getting help with trying to get a more suitable house for my family. We moved to our new house 2 years ago and has since became unsuitable due to bullying and lying about my son. He now gets kept in all the time and we do not have the money too be taking him out every night. This is very upsetting for my family and is causing a lot of stress. I went to the Social services and was told that they can't help because they think my house is suitable and don't seem to be bothered that my son's well-being is being affected.

Your house hasn't become unsuitable though, has it? It's not really a social services problem. If the bullying is bad, go to the police. If its just regular kids' stuff, try and sort it out.

My house is a two bedroom flat with no garden and is nowhere for logan to go out and play so he is stuck in all the time because every time he goes out to play we get the land lord phoning us saying that there has been complaints about him. He has Aspergers and has problems with social interaction and this is hampering his development.

Can't you rent another place?

Are you able to claim DLA for him? This might help in paying for activities for him, if there are suitable ones in your area?

I have a DC with HF autism, so do understand a bit about how difficult it is re socialising etc, but your issue is not a housing one, really.

How does he get on in school, does he have friendships there?

my house is with a company called link housing so i cant just rent another but i need a house with a back garden.

yes i think it is a housing issue because logan can't get out to play. He has very little friends at school because he like's to spent his time with adults and talk about adult things because he thinks kid stuff is babyish.

glad you've come back, OP

can you explain how you think your housing situation is repsonsible for your DS being bullied? i

sorry x-posted there

what is he like if you take him out to the park etc?

What are school doing to help. Re the housing have you tried asking your GP to write a letter that you can give to your housing agency/council?

Also your GP or local carers link centre or local council may know of ASD groups in your area that your son could attend.

He attends a youth club on a sat but that's it, we have been waiting for 2 years to get a befriender for him but keep getting told that he is on the waiting list. As for my GB he tells me that he can't write a letter for housing unless he is asked for one by the council. My son's school is doing the best they can, He is in a mainstream school but is in the enhanced provisions in the mornings and in he class for the afternoon. Logan loves the park but it's not possible to take him there every night as we had difficulties getting him to do anything as he just wants to stay in all the time but we have managed to get him to the BB's on a Friday night and to his youth club on Saturday's not without a fight from him.

i don't understand how you are saying your neighbours have made complaints about him and he's been bullied if he doesn't want to go out..

sorry, loads of questions but knowing how complex ASD is, one answer doesn't suit all of us

Have you asked your housing association whether you would qualify for accomodation with a garden due to his SN?

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Is it possible to do a home swap www.homeswapper.co.uk/index.asp

Apparently on the FAQ's on Links site you can get a priority pass if you have a housing need such as a disability ?

I have been it touch with the housing association and the said that they would send out forms to get a move but i am still waiting on them.
As for the neighbours and bullying i meant when he was aloud out as we are keeping him in.