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Housing. How can I get a 2 bed?

leeroy1

Hi there I currently bidding on property's but for a 1 bedroom any ideas on how to get a 2 bed because I have 3 children 2 with 1 person and 1 with another but wouldn't have any we're for them to sleep over at weekend I've recently been made disabled so need my own room bed etc I have them everyweekend without fail I really don't no wat to do or were to turn if any 1 could help I'd appreciate it many thanks leeroy

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poppy123456

Hi,

First you need to speak to the housing company to see if you can bid on those properties. If you also claim for help with your rent from either Universal Credit or housing benefit then you will need to speak to them to ask if you can claim for extra bedrooms. I suspect that they answer could be no because they don't live with you the majority of the time.

As it's social housing if they say no to the extra bedrooms then you can of course pay the bedroom tax yourself.

leeroy1

Basically my ex is saying unless there is a bedroom for them then they carntbstay atall

poppy123456

I'll be totally honest and say it's extremely unlikely you'll be able to receive extra help with rent for bedrooms that are only used on the weekend. You can of course pay the extra rent yourself to make up the shortfall.

Lisatho11987777

From my own experience and from people I know about the counciol and social housing will only give you a one bed property normaly if you live on your own because the children don't live with you full time

You could speak to them and ask, you have options that may work for you, you could get bed settees so that when your children stay the settee pulls out into a bed so they have somewhere to sleep or the other option is private rent

Try speaking to the counciol/social housing first and see what they say you could also get in touch with shelter who may be able to help you

leeroy1

I'm more than happy to do that but the council won't let me bid on 2 bedrooms only 1

leeroy1

Yea thank you I will try this many thanks

poppy123456

leeroy1 said:

I'm more than happy to do that but the council won't let me bid on 2 bedrooms only 1

That will be because you only have your children on weekends and this doesn’t justify needing an extra bedroom.

poppy123456

Yes i totally agree but it's the rules. If an extra bedroom was needed for a regular overnight carer then this would be different.

They could privately rent with more bedrooms but it's very likely they wouldn't be entitled to extra help with any rent outside the 1 bedroom rate of LHA.

Spoonbill

Triangulation of housing shortages, budget cuts & unbending bureaucracy? Citizen's Advice: "If you share the care of your child with the child's other parent, your child will be treated as living with the parent who provides the child's main home."

To others, wondering: OP private-renting + DHP = long journey with no guarantees or support since deemed 'adequately housed', or worth looking into as LA social housing stock becomes +1 up?