Luke

friend has a issue
father not working and both of them to be made homeless. They have a 1 month old baby.

what are the councils obligations (near heathrow)

cheers

Timwinner

iTrader: (3)

I think a half way house is more likely. From what I know council flats are awarded on a points basis and from what you say your friend should have a few points.
By no means will it be quick and easy.

dpb

lots of repossessions, and also test cases up held meaning an amnesty on throwing out 'foreigners'
-sounds like they qualify quite resonably otherwise ..

Petem95

One of the birds where I work has a council flat, and she must have a pretty decent disposible income as a result! It's a city centre flat, so she doesn't need to run a car and can walk to work. Shes single with no kids. Her salary is not bad, so assuming it's either low rent or rent free she must have plenty left over each month - the sort of disposible income to rival those on significantly higher salaries who have to pay rent/mortgage and run a car!

Luke

I've got no idea !! thought if they are been evicted etc and they have a baby etc .the council has to house them etc ?

GC8

How would it be rent free Pete?

PaulC72

They may only get a hostel and be split up, but if they beg and pleasd enough then they may get a flat but I imagine they wouldn't be able to turn down any offers.

PeteBrant

What GC8 said. Council housing/Housing association is not, like, given away free of charge. You still have to pay rent.

In relation to the initial post, contacting the local council would probably be a start

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

My friend pays £50 pw for his council house if that is useful info. I think that is circa the going rate here up in the North East. No idea how that may change in your area.

As for getting one, its simply supply and demand. The more houses your authority has, and the lower the demand, the more chance you have of getting one. In some areas you could sometimes even choose where you wanted to live!

However, in the current climate I can only imagine that demand has unfortunately risen. I wish your friend well, as few desire to live in a council house....

Chris.B

iTrader: (4)

Unless they are married I think they 'could' be temporarily separated. Not in every case, it just depends on their emergency accommodation situation (prob not good).
Another bonus for them is most council's now get people who are on their list, on housing association waiting lists too...

I am pretty sure they are obliged to house them though (unless they have made themselves intentionally homeless/evicted etc)

Luke

no... they really are been made homeless due to the company he worked for going bust and he did not even get his last 2 months wages. Nice couple

but i want to express his worry... they are "white". he feels they will not be treated as many other none whites are etc ? his opinion,not mine

mart360

Single bloke - house/flat 0% halfway house 100%

Family with baby - house/ flat 70% halfway house 100%

Single girl - house/flat 0% halfway house 100%

Single girl with baby - house/flat 100%


My sister left her husband.... with small child... temp flat within 72 hrs

perm flat 3 months later


When i was in the same situation.....

tough titty, go on housing list...


3 years later they wrote to me to say i hand moved up to position 100, and

was i still interested, as it could take some time to house me..

no sh*t sherlock



(i,d been remarried, and in our own house for over a year at that time)


and they wonder why we have the highest rate of teen pregnancy's


Mart

Petem95

I'm guessing council flats are sometimes rent free? If someone isn't earning they can't charge rent? Not sure how this stuff works though to be honest!

Chris.B

iTrader: (4)

If they were 'none white's' I very much doubt we would be having this conversation. Unfortunately that's the way this country has gone. These place's are scared of being accused for being racist.

Hope it all works out for them though

Luke

thats why as a good forum member i worded it correctly. They are my friends words not mine.

GC8

Did you read the original post? Nothing is rent free and a single woman earning the minimum wage wont qualify for any benefit in this respect.

dpb

and i suspect hes completley wrong . Now if hed mentioned he suspects someone from a war-torn foreign nation then he may just be right , but iv heard that there is NO coucil housing in London left

Maybe a move to the north-east would be in order

unclebuck

Depends where and who. It's a lottery from what I understand.

I believe though if you were a Somali human rights refugee with several children you would take precedence over an indigenous white (or any other colour) local on the grounds that your housing needs would be greater.

That was the consensus on a Radio 4 programme I listened to today.