Hi, my name is emmdarn! We are with a housing association, been trying to get a 3 bed for 5 years

emmdarn

We are with a housing association and have been trying to get a 3 bed property for over 5years we have a 6 year old on the autism spectrum and who shares a bedroom with me and her dad we also have a 17 year old who has Misophonia and is now been referred to the neuro developmental team for assessment for autism our youngest has an EHCP I have also got fibromyalgia we have sent all the medical information over to the housing and nothing we have even paid for a letter to try and help we are now at our wits end we don’t know who else to turn to our housing officer is a waste of space the local MP won’t do anything it’s affecting us now can anyone help or advise us please 
Thank you 

Albus_Scope

Heya @emmdarn and welcome to the community.

I'm afraid housing isn't my area of expertise, but I just wanted to let you know I'm moving your post over to the housing category, where more people in the know will be able to see and hopefully offer some top advice. I hope that's ok? 

emmdarn

Thank thank you just need help and advice

Kimmy87

Unfortunately there is a chronic shortage of social housing, even those with the greatest most urgent need face very long waits.

Have you tried making a formal complaint to the HA? As they appear not to have acted upon the medical updates to your application. 
The housing ombudsmen would be the next step after that if you are unhappy with their response. 

Neither however can offer you a property if there isn't anything available. 

Luchia

It might help to know a little more about your situation, you said you have been trying for 5 years but haven’t said what banding you have been placed in as this would make a lot of difference, although even with highest banding a 3 bedroom can still take several years due to the extreme shortages

emmdarn

We are top of band b in a 2 bed house we need a 3 bed we have a 6 year old daughter who is non verbal autistic she sleeps in our room we have a 17 year who has a condition she can’t share plus of the age I have a disability our housing is a joke we have sent everything over to them and nothing not everybody needs a 3 bed house 

Luchia

emmdarn said:

We are top of band b in a 2 bed house we need a 3 bed we have a 6 year old daughter who is non verbal autistic she sleeps in our room we have a 17 year who has a condition she can’t share plus of the age I have a disability our housing is a joke we have sent everything over to them and nothing not everybody needs a 3 bed house 

Unfortunately if your already on the correct banding all you can do is keep bidding each cycle, there’s a huge demand for social housing(especially 3+ beds as there just isn’t enough of them).
Are you bidding on every 3 bed house/flat etc that is available?

Even with medical priority is can take a long time to get a 3 bed as they don’t become available often(huge demand and people don’t wanna give up their home even if it’s under occupied)