Help would i be entitled to priority housing??

cheekilolli · 27-05-2010, 13:43

i live in a one bedroom flat with my partner if i were to get pregnant would we get priority to move as it is a very tiny flat...

i dont want people to take this the wrong way as in having a baby just to get a house because that is not my intention i want to make sure i can privide a home for when we do decide the time is right?

damo · 27-05-2010, 13:47

**grabs the popcorn**

sheffgrow · 27-05-2010, 13:47

no you wont

GordonBennet · 27-05-2010, 13:48

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Originally Posted by cheekilolli

i live in a one bedroom flat with my partner if i were to get pregnant would we get priority to move as it is a very tiny flat...

i dont want people to take this the wrong way as in having a baby just to get a house because that is not my intention i want to make sure i can privide a home for when we do decide the time is right?

You'd have scored extra points if you said you were an asylum seeker as well but nice try anyway.

slimsid2000 · 27-05-2010, 13:51

I would imagian having a child would count for something in terms of priority as opposesd to being a single person but I don't know the details of it. Also you may not have much choice in what area you are housed in which is another thing to think about. You might be lucky and get a good area but then you might end up on some sink estate.

BigTeeOwls · 27-05-2010, 13:52

May be 10-15 years ago.

You have no chance at present (sorry to be the bearer of bad news), you'd probably be better off ring around private landlords who will be willing to accept housing benefit.

slimsid2000 · 27-05-2010, 13:55

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Originally Posted by BigTeeOwls

May be 10-15 years ago.

You have no chance at present (sorry to be the bearer of bad news), you'd probably be better off ring around private landlords who will be willing to accept housing benefit.

What if she isn't on Housing Benefit?

cheekilolli · 27-05-2010, 13:57

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Originally Posted by slimsid2000

What if she isn't on Housing Benefit?

im not

guess i will just have to put my family on hold for a little while and see how far bidding gets me but at the min been doing it for about a year and had no luck what so ever...

HeadingNorth · 27-05-2010, 14:16

A couple with one child is considered to require a one-bedroomed property (two rooms, counting bedrooms and living rooms as "rooms.")

So no, you would not qualify for an overcrowding priority.

Keith Rich · 27-05-2010, 14:25

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Originally Posted by cheekilolli

i live in a one bedroom flat with my partner if i were to get pregnant would we get priority to move as it is a very tiny flat...

i dont want people to take this the wrong way as in having a baby just to get a house because that is not my intention i want to make sure i can privide a home for when we do decide the time is right?

You are very brave to put such a thread on here. Be ready to take cover from the brainwashed readers of the Mail/Sun/Express.

hard2miss · 27-05-2010, 14:31

Can you speak with an African accent when you phone Sheffield Holmes ?

SYorksDeano · 27-05-2010, 14:50

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Originally Posted by cheekilolli

i live in a one bedroom flat with my partner if i were to get pregnant would we get priority to move as it is a very tiny flat...

Short answer NO!!!

In theory and by guildlines, the council technically don't have to rehome you till your child is at least 10 years old.

jenz245 · 27-05-2010, 15:01

I would check with the housing because I think you may get moved when the child is one. I know of a few people who have moved after the child's first birthday. Ms Mcbeth is usually great with these issues.

SYorksDeano · 27-05-2010, 15:06

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Originally Posted by jenz245

I would check with the housing because I think you may get moved when the child is one. I know of a few people who have moved after the child's first birthday. Ms Mcbeth is usually great with these issues.

I can only go as a "Absent Parent" which the courts have recently classed as "Shared Parentcy"

Legally I am able to claim Tax Credits, Child Benefit etc but when it comes to rehoming Sheffield Homes have stated she isn't entitled to her own room until she is 10......she is 11 now but they still have arguments.

The only reason WHY I brought the 10 year old with a seperate room up is from what the courts said

charlyboy · 27-05-2010, 15:07

no they dont rehouse you after 1 chid ..i have 3.. two girls, 1 boy the eldest is 19 this year and the boy is 11 this year been waiting 9 years for a transfere and all i have is a two bedroom semi

GordonBennet · 27-05-2010, 15:14

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Originally Posted by charlyboy

no they dont rehouse you after 1 chid ..i have 3.. two girls, 1 boy the eldest is 19 this year and the boy is 11 this year been waiting 9 years for a transfere and all i have is a two bedroom semi

Have you thought about working hard, saving some money and buying a home of your own rather than relying on the council?

The whole point of council housing is to be a temporary solution for families to live in while they save for their own home - it shouldn't be a permanent lifestyle choice.

charlyboy · 27-05-2010, 15:18

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Originally Posted by GordonBennet

Have you thought about working hard, saving some money and buying a home of your own rather than relying on the council?

The whole point of council housing is to be a temporary solution for families to live in while they save for their own home - it shouldn't be a permanent lifestyle choice.

yes gordon but i am also severly disabled not allowing me to work my eldest being my carer and its not my fault the father couldnt handle it so ****** of ok so y arnt you at work suppose to sat on your computer disrespecting me

keeleyc · 27-05-2010, 15:24

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Originally Posted by GordonBennet

The whole point of council housing is to be a temporary solution for families to live in while they save for their own home - it shouldn't be a permanent lifestyle choice.

No it isn't!!!!! No At All - not everyone can afford to buy homes that cost £500-£600 a month mortgage plus building insurance plus keeping up with the maintenence etcc.... and also some people arent on a high enough wage to purchase a decent home.

I personally know people who live in very nice council houses on nice estates with nice neighbours and they have no intention of buying a house, why should they?? The point of council housing was to provide affordable houses cheaply for the working class.

And just to point out, some people are worried about buying houses with the way this job situation is at the moment. At least if you get made redundant and claim jobseekers, you get your rent paid, whereas if you have a mortgage, you get no help whatsoever.

I own my own home

sheila88 · 27-05-2010, 15:24

Nice one charlyboy

mikmouse · 27-05-2010, 15:28

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Originally Posted by charlyboy

yes gordon but i am also severly disabled not allowing me to work my eldest being my carer and its not my fault the father couldnt handle it so ****** of ok so y arnt you at work suppose to sat on your computer disrespecting me

Hes not. Hes asking a perfectly reasonable question