Has anyone had help with housing due to your DC's sn?

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We're having to move house as we're underoccupying and I'm on HB as I'm a fulltime carer for DC who's severly autistic. and she will need lifelong care from me. we're in council house and on these swappy home things but nothing yet.

As she is already, she reacts terribly to noise, such as dogs, children running up and down stairs and screaming/shouting, loud music/surround sound stuff coming through neighbour walls, diy noise etc etc.

I cant take her out everytime we hear noise, and people have a right (within reason) to do what they like in their houses.

but i keep fighting the council for sheltered accomodation or something, or help with soundproofing,and a guaranteed parking (mobility) but as always banging head against brick walls, despite letters from GP, social services etc etc.

and I will NEVER be able work and earn enough to get a mortgage and buy a cottage in the middle of a field in the countryside which would be perfect for her.

anyone get this and what have you managed to achieve? or who else can I speak to? the council already have an office-full of files on all this but we get nowhere and I have to deal with the meltdowns (even had a past neighbour call SS cos they heard DC screaming, but she was screaming cos of THEIR noise, and SS didnt do anything about it either)weve had to move a number of times now as a result of noise and antisocial neighbours (who even though I explained about the autism there was no compromise).

Its just not fair on her (or me).

Anyone?

We were rehoused on the basis of DD1's SN. We were already on the housing register but we were referred to the Housing OT, who assessed DD1. DD1 was having a really bad day when she came, which worked to her advantage. I didn't have to explain what happens on a bad day, because the poor woman could see it.

As a result of the OT assessment, we were moved to Band 2 (Band 1 being 'bed blocking or terminal needs' and Band 3 being 'anyone who needs a house at some point but hasn't needed a house because they were chucked out of their last one for breaking rules.')

We waited 7 months once we'd been upgraded, then a house came up that fit our needs. The OT had to come and assess the house for suitability - we needed a downstairs 'parlour room' so that DD1 didn't have to be in the lounge all the time and a downstairs toilet, so that she could stop using the potty during the day (getting upstairs to wee and getting her back down again was very tricky). We also needed close by parking -either allocated or a driveway. We couldn't be trying to get DD1 to a car some distance away when she was having a moment.

The house we bid on has a lounge, dining room and a big space in the hall which about the size of a small study. There is a downstairs toilet. It's not ideal, in that the toilet is literally that - no sink, so you have to wash your hands in the kitchen. You also have to go through the kitchen to get to the toilet, which is a bit of a safety issue. However, it's a huge improvement. We also have a driveway now.

Hang in there.

It normally depends what area you are in, but like lougle said get in OT and see what they say.

Good luck

Thank you. is OT occupational therapy?

Cos Im still waiting on that one.

we are band B too for housing.

ive been in touch with a friend who's a social worker and he's going to write to council for me as he knows DC very well.

Ill try the OT road too.

Thanx again for replies. lougle glad you got something.

We recently had a social worker assessment with the children's disability team and she mentioned that we may be able to have an ot housing assessment to look into alterations. Obviously it sounds like you may need a complete move but the same assessment may help if you haven't already had one.

Sorry for the hijack OP but does anyone know anything about help if you own a property or is it just alterations? We live in a small two bed with tiny courtyard garden, only one reception room and its leasehold so don't think we can do much to it but dd hurts dd2 so currently can't put them in together for the forseeable future and no hope of a move for a while as I would struggle to meet dd1s needs and work.

I'm waiting to hear of the medical forms I filled in about mine & the DC's disabilities will give us any extra priority on the housing list. Currently we are a 'low B' priority for a 4 bed/ 4 bed + parlour. I'm hoping to be moved up to at least a 'high B' if not a 'low A'.

Noisy neighbours are the pits. I have SN ongoing ASB case with my HA against my neighbour, but her ASB isn't just noise, it's physical abuse, and criminal damage too.

It's awful.