Housing enquiry

CelineMelanie

I am looking for some advice in regards to housing. Im 23 year old with cerebral palsy and I use a wheelchair and Kaye walker to get around. Due to my parents moving out I have decided to move out for my independence and further support. I am currently going through the council to find somewhere that is suitable however this complicated as a lot of the properties do not fit my medical needs. However on the bidding scheme of the council there is a property that would be suitable for me but it is age restricted at 60+. I just wanted to know whether anyone had experience with this and if any councils have had instances of this before and what I would need to do to override this age restriction if I can. 
Many thanks,
Celine 

MarkM88

I believe some councils will often consider you for these type of properties if you require them, however you are going to need a care needs assessment which recommends this. Have you had one?

Ross_Alumni

Hi @CelineMelanie and welcome to the community, how are you? 

Having the property as a recommendation as a result of a needs assessment would definitely help your situation, as queried above have you had a needs assessment?

A couple of links that may be of use: 

• Finding accessible housing
• Applying for accessible housing

Richard_Scope

Hi @CelineMelanie
I have some experience with this. As has been suggested you could really benefit from a needs assessment, this could then lead to a wider choice of properties that may have been previously age-restricted. You could always go down the private rental route as I did but that also has drawbacks.