Housing Advice

EstherEdit

Hello, I wrote in the Journal two days ago. I am being evicted, every month I have a court hearing ""my life is a huge stress"" The housing advice and the GP came up with this together because not all my illnesses have been diagnosed (then they don't even exist) I have become completely deaf in one ear, the GP has not allowed a clinical ear examination for a year and a half, so the housing advice took away my opportunity to live in council housing and ordered me to rent privately. I wrote a lot to the UC, I was nervous, I was afraid, I asked for their help. But they usually didn't respond, they didn't give any help at all. I wrote again two days ago because the housing advice found me a private rental property and they told me to go and look at it, but the letter was full of threats if you don't do this ""you'll lose the council's help"" if you don't do that......"" I went to the address, but the address given wasn't the one I had to go to, the owner said ""don't be angry I'm really sorry, please don't tell anyone"" The nearest bus stop is 5-10 km away, I can't say that because then no one will come here, and the building is inside a forest, there is no road, no pavement, you can get around on a forest path. I'm talking about a single room, about 4-5sqm + 1sqm bathroom, that's £1100. But now the ice has broken, I wrote to UC, I described everything and imagine if they help. They said there are times when this option can be rejected (don't think so, it's not easy and housing advice doesn't "play fair"" but if you can justify the rejection with serious facts, "" MUST ACCEPT IT! Is it worth believing in miracles?" - Esther

Emilee

That's awful and so unfair of the landlord to do, knowing people don't often get allowed to reject properties without losing support from housing. I'm not sure how this links with your UC though, it isn't really something they would usually help with. What dd you decide to do @EstherEdit?

Stellar

why are you going to Universal Credit for advice on things they cannot help with. you should be engaging the council?

Also councils cannot unilaterally bar people from accessing the social housing portal.

genrally, you're supposed to accept what the council offers than appeal. but, you can reject them as obviously unsuitable, especially in this case as the landlord lied to you.

you need to appeal both.

Rosie_Scope

How are you getting on @EstherEdit, have you had any luck with your housing?