Moving from private rent to council

adrian_cassell
adrian_cassell Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
in Housing and independent living

hi I am currently renting a three bedroomed house from a private landlord and need to move to social housing in the past 5 years my rent has increased by over 60% I was originally paying 650 pcm I am now paying £1000pcm I am using up and pip to pay my rent, I have tried registering with Wolverhampton Council for social housing but have been told I do not qualify, I had lived all my life in Wolverhampton and worked there too, however 5 years ago my privately rented bungalow was repossessed and I moved in with my son, when my son moved out I took over the tenancy both my sister and daughter who help care fore both live in Wolverhampton but apparently I have no local connections, Walsall have offered me two bungalows with shared gardens but 6 miles away from my daughter who does not drive I need to be closer to my family now that I’m Ill is there anything I can do to get on Wolverhamptons housing list???

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,274 Championing
    edited June 2024

    Wolverhampton allocation policy:

    https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/housing/housing-strategy-performance-and-policy

    It seems like 7.4 (2) could potentially apply in your case?

  • adrian_cassell
    adrian_cassell Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener

    hi Kimmy the council are saying I have no local connection, both my daughter and sister have lived in Wolverhampton all their lives, my sister still lives on the housing estate I was born and raised on, I worked as a support worker then manager for adults with challenging behaviour until I was told I was too ill to work all in Wolverhampton

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    Have you given proof that they still live there?

  • adrian_cassell
    adrian_cassell Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener

    hi what will I need as evidence they live in Wolverhampton they both pay council tax to the city they’re both registered to vote

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing

    Council tax bills should be good evidence to prove that they've lived there.

    I'll look up to see what else I can find @adrian_cassell!

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