Social Housing and Housing Associations - What are your experiences?
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- I want to find out what your experiences are with Social Housing and Housing Associations, particularly from people with disabilities.
How are you treated? Do you have the support to get the right equipment and adaptations required? Are your concerns and complaints listened to and acted on?
After a separation, I was forced to sell my flat and was facing homelessness , but very shortly after applying to my local housing association they offered me a beautiful wee flat right in the centre of my home town and within a 2 minute walk to everything! And to top it all, a very quiet close with lovely neighbours, and a fantastic view of the hills! Got my own disabled space right outside, adapted shower room etc. Could not be happier. Rent is less than £300 a month too. I hope my experience can give others hope. Thanks Stu😁😁😁
Good luck
My housing experience was positive, we were in a 3 bedroom house when my girls needs took a dramatic turn for the worst and she could not access the upstairs in our property anymore, this meant no bathroom access and she was unable to leave the house as both exits had 4 stairs. The local housing authority worked with our occupational therapist to find us a 2 bedroom bungalow with ramps and a walk in shower, fast forward a year later and we had another child a 10 year old join our family and we needed a bigger property, again the LHA worked with social care and occupational therapy to find us a 3 bed fully adapted property that met the needs of my girl but also provided space for our new child. Im so grateful for the support and help we received and the quality of life it has provided for my girl.
Hi. My biggest moan is with the housing ombudsman. In short, a contractor had caused damage to flooring in a HA property through negligence. The HA policy stated that they were liable but this wasn't enforced and the tenant had to bear the financial cost of remedial work (which they could ill-afford). I referred what was a very strong case onto to the ombudsman and it was a complete waste of time. It's very clear from the other (Google) reviews that many others have found overwhelming bias in favour of the landlords. As I recall, the figures show that they seldom find in favour of the tenant on which basis it's very diffiucult o hold the landlords to account.
was stuck in a nightmare rented house, I made myself intentionally homeless, without letting the council know, it was rough, lived in a caravan for 9 months during covid. got a house June 2020 and its been great, rent was so cheap compared to what we were used to, £440 a month, its gone up a bit now but that's to be expected. They spent a lot of money on new plastering, new fences all around the perimiter in the back. we had a leak during a storm one year and they came out and went up a ladder, 4 guys footing it, it was some site to see. its the only problem we have had. its definitely been positive.
Hi. Hope you are ok 👍 I'm I'm a social housing bungalow in Derbyshire. I did get an adapted wet room very easily. I got grab rails on front and back doors. So compared to some ppl, I've been lucky. My only issues with my wet room is that the wet room is extremely cheap quality. I've had issues, such as the shower and the electrics in my bathroom 🚻 keeps breaking constantly. I have to keep reporting it every year. When the shower/bathroom electrics go, I can end up ages for a repair person to fix the problem each time. I get told to just use a sink to wash in. But with my disabilities, I must use a shower. I cannot just stand over a sink and wash. It can takes ages to get repairs done, despite the housing association knowing my disabilities. I'm lucky I live in a bungalow at 40 years old. But one of my neighbours is abit loud sadly, so that agitated me - I'm autistic, so obviously I have sensory overload but I know my housing association wouldn't bother doing anything abit it. I often get some people not understanding why I'm in a bungalow as I am 40 years with hidden disabilities. Some of my neighbours are brilliant with me, thank goodness. But some ppl can be ignorant and ask rude questions like what are my health issues, why I have carers, do I get disability benefits. I think ppl assume that you must be an old person to live in a bungalow but that isn't always the case. I think the government needs to build more social housing for disabled people and carers. There isn't enough social housing for disabled ppl and their carers.
Hi Stuart first thank you for all your hard work helping us understand the complexity of the system. I live in a council house that I have occupied for the last 35 years or so, I became disabled and had some adaptation provided to me through The O.T, I have since become much worse I am currently awaiting DFG to alter the bath room and put in a stair lift, I think the main problem is how long everything takes, I m not complaining but there doesn't seem to be enough people on the ground.
I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY EXTRACTION FAN UNIT TO BE REPAIRED SINCE MAY 2023, IN MY GROUND FLLOR FLAT, HERE IN NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND. I HAD SOME MOULD PROBLEM AND LONGHURST HOUSING ASSOCIATION HAVE ONLY DONE PARTLY THE JOB IN MOULD CLEANING OF THE AREA I HAD MOULD IN MY BATHROOM AND HALL WAY. I WILL BE RING THEM AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND LISTEN TO THEM, TO SEE IF I CAN TAKE LEGAL ACTION.
Hi, I am on the autistic spectrum diagnosed six years ago as an adult with level 1, I am currently living in temporary housing due to a no fault eviction, I have to say I am aware I am better of than a lot who end up with people with drug and alcohol addiction, we are all neurodiverse, the issue is that there is no real management of the place which leads to security issues of people living there that are not homeless, the constant fire alarm testing every week which triggers my sensory issues and when they come to do house checks I have told them I have issues with lights, they knock on my door but don’t ask to come in just shove pass me and switch light on and keep telling them and just brush it of and laugh, but on one positive I had to swap my support worker and I have a really good housing support worker who actually has in-depth knowledge of the bidding system for social housing and other housing related issues
Im in a very similar situation to you. Diagnosed asd and bpd, was placed into a high rise block with my little boy. Fire alarms have falsely gone off numerous times, having to carry a child down 11 flights of concrete stairs with blaring alarms is terrifying. Flat above are awake 24 hours a day making as much noise as possible. Fighting all the time, including in corridors. Council have done absolutely nothing. I was made to believe i had to take this flat or id be removed from housing list for a year, which ive since found out is NOT true at all. Im stuck here now with my little boy and its sensory overload 24/7. Bin chutes have a smell ive never smelt in my life that blows into my flat due to unused vents. Councils argument was “50% of the block is disabled” but 50% of this block is not autistic, not suffering with personality disorder adhd and ocd and not living with druggy scumbags that find it hilarious to keep us awake and wake us up all night. I truly believe all councils are corrupt
Social housing story. We lived in 3 bed 1 living 1 bathroom 1 downstairs toilet (living with daughter and then 2 grandkids) which was great at time I could get up and down stairs but when I couldn’t we didn’t qualify for move as we were adequate!!(points system) Couldn’t bath no shower, and told we had adequate housing. Until my daug 0:37 hter had new relationship and had my granddaughter we could then hope 0:37 for bigger property (overcrowding) We hit the jackpot of adapted property 4 bed 1 downstairs and wet room an absolute blessing. We have had to battle for repairs but getting there, my room is cold and heating not adequate without additional electric heating which we working on. Bathroom floor (supposed to be non slip but it’s been down long time and need replacement so on fight to get that done. Trying local councillor for help, madness you can’t get solar panels on social housing currently (WHY?) Very expensive to heat as old house but it is a blessing to have better housing for 1 more person to live with a family where I get 24 hour care from family only
2 words "Sanctuary Housing" 😢! I'm in the process of making a big complaint regarding issues we have been having for a very long time.
Many thanks as always Stu 🙏🏻
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Thank you Stu.
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Dear Stuart !
very recently came across to your channel. I find it very helpful. Thank you for your hard working. I have got a a question,
I am living in housing association apartment over 22 years . I have long term illness. I can not move from one location to another location,
I would like to buy my apartment because I lived in the area over 22 years. The housing association doesn’t sale due to my contract. My contract is not secure tenant. I would like to know what is my right to purchase the apartment where I live over 22 years.
Thank you
Tried to email you Stu but your email doesn't work. Could give lots of feedback but not really best for a comment under a video.
General rule should be "just be kind"....you don't know what other sh1t people are dealing with. My life feels like a car crash atm even though it shouldn't. Benefits wise okay for now at least and I try to help in the channel when I can but seriously fed up of being in pain all the time.
I live in Scotland in housing association property..got flat due to mobility disability etc.. Is in a tower block with lift..however after a few years I don't like living here as too built up area etc .Housing say I'm now not a priority as "now adequately housed"..No further conversation..Any suggestions??
Interesting one. I've lived in social housing most of my life. Getting any social housing in West Yorkshire is extremely difficult. Takes a long long time. And that's when I was doing it a long time ago, I expect it has gotten much much worse since. That's also for me- who had super high points. The process of bidding is very unpleasant- you have to gamble on a property with your choices- you can't see where you might have to live first, you just have to look at a picture and roll the dice on it, making a commitment to somewhere to live when you haven't even seen the place. Often the pictures are misleading as well and not of the inside. Temporary housing when you are homeless is an entire discussion by itself and not something that anyone should take lightly. Better than sleeping on the streets but, still something that requires extreme caution.
Either way- we have to start from the position that if you have social housing- you're already relatively very very lucky. When I moved into where I live, the rent was about 1/4 of what it is for commercial rentals. So that's a big difference. This is a main reason why people move into social housing and don't move out. New social housing isn't built- so there's no social housing available. Plus of course the selling off of all the social housing with Thatcher.
Kirklees council repairs and workers are comically bad. It would be funny if it wasn't so bad. Repairs usually take three different repair people to come out before someone actually fixes the problem rather than making it worse or just not doing the repair. If they repair it. Repairs take a long time to action. I just had some damp ingress sorted out in the lounge after waiting for 2 years. But, some of this is not different from private landlords I'm sure.
Neighbours. That's an issue for everyone living everywhere but it's possible to have issues with neighbours in council and social housing. Because of extreme need for housing- those with extreme need get the housing, hence, your neighbours can sometimes be very challenging. The housing is often old, with old building codes- meaning very thin walls, hence problems with noise are a bigger problem.
I could go on for another few pages, tried to email but your email doesn't work.
Hi Stu do you mean council house's? If not You would be missing out on a real eye opener.
i have a good one for you to get your head around here as my housing assossciation landlord home finder said in a email regarding my neurological and physical issues that she was going to get me a property with " a level access approach " ok theres a step onto the carpark and a step to my front door and a step outmy back door which when i asked the council to drop the curbto the carpark for myself and my neighbour who both have spinal issues so struggle with the step to taxi i was told it was passed to someone and nothing has happened, i then asked landlord about itand the email which my landlord said the home finder has no knowledge of saying anything about it then adult care sent a occupational theraphist out and he said they wwont ramp my doors to make step free as i have mainly neurological issues and i have to encounter steps in the community yet i challenged them why they ain't using the disabled home facilities grant thing to do it with and they wouldn't answer it so haven't they broken the equalities, disability discrimination act etc?
My son been home less for over 5 years he’s on a list to get offered property how long as it taken this long before they offer him a place he in full time work and got his 10 year old daughter to see to any advice Stuart please
They may not think his needs are at the top of the list? He works full time so In there eyes has disposable income for private rent I would imagine. I had to leave my property of 12 years with my daughter(I am a single parent) and I got no help whatsoever( have to have nowhere to go literally) I had to settle for a private rent one bed with me sleeping on the sofa!
That’s terrible my son said no one to help him to get somewhere to live tried to go private but they were asking to much money down on a property before it was £200 pounds down then 1800 for keys who can a ford this now a days so many homeless people living on the street no fault of there own it’s a disgrace
@@audreysimon696 the local council can offer something called the rent deposit scheme where they loan you the money for the deposit.. that has to then be accepted by the landlord as they claim the money for the deposit themselves. But that’s an option?
@@audreysimon696try the local council. They do offer a thing called the rent deposit scheme. Which means they loan you the money for the deposit and then you pay back X amount a month that you can afford. Worth a look?