How do I move

chippyboy

In desperate need to move to Bristol or Wiltshire from Swansea (social housing). Seemed to be be blocked at every turn. Only advice I've received is to look at private rents but I just don't the money. Any advice is very welcome

OverlyAnxious

I'm in a similar position.  There is no help unless you're actually homeless.

Private landlords generally refuse benefits even though I can afford the rent.

poppy123456

If you have a local connection to the area you want to live then you can put your name down on the social housing list. I don’t know if home swap would be an option. 

Do you claim for help with the rent through either Universal Credit or housing benefit? If so you can apply for a discretionary housing payment for help with moving costs and rent in advance. Though finding a landlord may not be easy if you rely on benefits for the rent. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments

chippyboy

poppy123456 said:

If you have a local connection to the area you want to live then you can put your name down on the social housing list. I don’t know if home swap would be an option. 

Do you claim for help with the rent through either Universal Credit or housing benefit? If so you can apply for a discretionary housing payment for help with moving costs and rent in advance. Though finding a landlord may not be easy if you rely on benefits for the rent. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments

Tried that. Didn't work. I don't have years to wait either.

chippyboy

OverlyAnxious said:

I'm in a similar position.  There is no help unless you're actually homeless.

Private landlords generally refuse benefits even though I can afford the rent.

Know the feeling

L_Volunteer

That sounds really difficult @chippyboy Would anything, in particular, help this to be more manageable for you at the moment - apart from speeding it up of course!

Please don't hesitate to let us know if we can do anything to help. We are all here for you and listening to you 

Stellar

chippyboy said:

In desperate need to move to Bristol or Wiltshire from Swansea (social housing). Seemed to be be blocked at every turn. Only advice I've received is to look at private rents but I just don't the money. Any advice is very welcome

have you tried looking into a housing swap? you'd be able to swap your social home with anyone in the UK.

OverlyAnxious said:

There is no help unless you're actually homeless.

as someone who's been through the homeless system, i can tell you that isn't always the case. you will need to know your rights and have a lot of persistance to get help. even if there's a real risk of you ending up on the streets. there's a reason you see so many homeless people on the streets.