I'm disabled and stuck in a 2nd floor 1 bedroom flat with 2 daughters. How can I get help to move?

piscean
piscean Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited November 2021 in Housing and independent living
I am disabled and stuck in a 1 bedroom flat with 2 young daughters on a 2nd floor. How can I get help to move? anyone got ideas or who can assist?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Hi,
    First, have you referred youtself for a needs assessment? If you haven't then you can start this here.
    Do you live in privately rented or social housing flat? If social housing have you considered a house exchange? If you're privately renting then you can put your name down on the housing register but the wait could potentially be very long.
    Other than that you can do a search in your area to see if there's anything from a private landlord but if you rely on benefits for help with the rent then this may not be easy because a lot of landlords refuse to rent to those DSS tenants.
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,688 Championing
    Hi @piscean - welcome to the community. I'm sorry to read about your situation, but hope the advice above helps. If hoping to rent privately there's some info here: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/how_to_find_landlords_who_accept_benefits
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,455 Championing
    A warm welcome to the community from me too @piscean :) 

    I'm sorry to hear about your housing situation, as that doesn't sound ideal at all, but I hope that you've found the above 2 comments helpful? 

    Would you be able to explain a little more about the kind of help you're looking for in terms of assistance with moving? For example, are you looking for help with finding a place, or the practicality of moving your belongings over to somewhere else? 

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