Council housing and autistic child

gidders36

My family and I have recently been served a Section 21 by our landlord as they want to sell the property. Due to our financial situation we cannot afford a private rented property anymore, we are currently in the process of going homeless and have approached the council for social housing which has been accepted. They have however advised that we could be waiting more than 12 months before being offered a suitable property. The have informed us that once we are evicted it is likely we will be temporarily housed in a hotel. One of our sons has medium/severe autism, with sleep disorder and eating disorders and adhd. I wondered if you may be able to give guidance on what rights we have to not be placed in a hotel whilst waiting for a suitable property. We live in the Northamptonshire area for info. 

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @gidders36

I am so sorry to hear you are in such a difficult position. I would encourage you to reach out to Shelter to see if they could help you. I'd also encourage you to reach out to your MP to see if they can advise. 

Hannah_Alumni

Could I also ask, does your son have an specialists he sees? I wonder if they could recommend anything to help ease the changes?