Having now been accepted by the Housing Dept, that gives me access to parts of their website that I wasn't able to see before. I've re-read their email and read all the notes and descriptions of banding, eligibility etc on their website, and am now a bit despondent. I thought there were 3 bandings - apparently there are 4, and Silver, the band we've been given, is the 3rd down the list, despite the medical evidence I submitted. Not only is the banding taken into consideration when you're applying for homes, the length of time you've been on the housing register also applies. So as we're 3rd (out of 4) down the banding list and have only just gone on the register, we stand little chance of getting a place anytime soon, it'll be years probably. Which was kind of what I expected, but seeing the stark reality in black and white is disheartening. The housing dept say that last year there were 9,500 people on their waiting list for homes, but only 2,300 homes available, so even more dejecting, as the majority of those 9,500 are ahead of us in the queue....although they won't all be looking for the same kind of accommodation as us. And then there's the other thing I mentioned in my previous post which they've said we're not entitled to, I'm not putting that on here at the moment, I need to think about the best way forward.
Consequently, my resolve to sort and declutter has gone out of the window right now and I'm feeling a bit hopeless. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night - all this housing stuff on my mind, and being in quite a lot of pain after my physio session yesterday, plus a personal matter that's been upsetting me for a while kept me awake. So I know tiredness will be making me feel very low as well.....things might seem brighter if and when I can catch up on sleep. I'm sure I can pull myself up by my bootstraps eventually, I usually do.
Hugs honeybear. :)
ReplyDeleteEven if you have a long wait for the council to offer you something suitable I'm sure that de-cluttering will bring its own benefits and it will be one major job out of the way.
ReplyDeleteIf it will be years and with your health and his, move to a small place temporarily in a town..go as small as possible to afford it. You do not drive…the cost will benefit you in being close to everything. Prayers
ReplyDeleteThis is a plan that should be considered. Being able to use the bus would be a huge morale booster as would being able to get out and see people easily.
DeleteAlso better check and see if owning your summer home will affect this.
ReplyDeleteHugs and good luck with your appeal.
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so sorry that things are not quite what was hoped for. But keeping my fingers crossed that you move up the list quickly.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Sending hugs, dear friend. I think Brenda's idea is worth thinking about. If you could find somewhere to rent closer to shops and amenities, even if it isn't what you really want, at the moment... I hope you feel a bit brighter today, that you got some good sleep and the pain is subsiding. xxx
ReplyDeleteI wish it wasn't all so hard for you. Lots of love. xxx
ReplyDeleteMy daughter was on her social housing list but it works differently in her area. Houses are offered and people are offered them in order the three people before her didn’t want the house as it was too rural and as they both work mostly from home it suited them . They now have a lovely home on the edge of a loch so don't give up hope too quickly it may work out better than you think. Fingers crossed for you.
ReplyDeleteDon't be too despondent. When my son joined a housing association list, he was after a one or two bed flat, within weeks of being on it he was bidding on everything that he saw that was generally in the right location, he ended up getting a three bed house with a garden, purely because no-one on the list ahead of him wanted it. So it really is all in the hands of the gods as to what you can bid for or what you get offered.
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