im finding it increasingly difficult to exist in my home a stairlift is not an option if i sold up would the council give me a bungalow
2006-08-09 01:16:55 · 9 answers · asked by one armed bandit 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
No. You'd be better off applying to the council for contributions towards making your existing home compatable with any disability you have.
Only on investigating this and finding that it is unworkable would the council then look at the value of your home and see if there can be a 'swap' with a better suited council property. The fact you have a house to sell puts you at the bottom of the list and if you sold it, you'd be making yourself delberately homeless and have a packet in the bank. Empathy for your plight would be very low.
2006-08-12 22:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Bajan Deane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Council Bungalows
2016-12-13 06:28:27 · answer #2 · answered by sauter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't you sell up and buy a bungalow instead? Most councils & local authorties don't have many 'disabled' properties, something that various organisations are trying to change.
If you were suitable for a council property, chances are you would be offered a flat instead of a bungalow, aand most councils will only allow you to refuse two properties before you go to the bottom of the list.
If you sell up and buy your own property, you would be able to choose something that suits you better, rather than what the council deems necessary.
2006-08-11 08:58:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dawn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eventually they might , if you can prove enough need. Receiving State disability benefits..... eg long-term IVB, DLA or AA go a long way towards proving need.
Be aware of the waiting list, which could be 2-3 years
You will have to pay the rent. If you sell your own house you will be above the capital cut-off limit for housing benefit and council tax benefit.
Get your name on the waiting list now.
2006-08-09 01:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by lou b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is possible to however I'd contact the council with regars to it. They would take and money you got from the sale of your bungalow to pay for the rent your new premises.
All the best in what you do.
theluckyhedgehog
2006-08-09 01:23:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you made a big fat profit from your home, then no why should they when you are not in financial need, however if you found you had no money after buying your bungalow, maybe they would pay towards adapting your home for disabled living.
2006-08-09 01:22:54 · answer #6 · answered by peewee72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not definitely. If you sold your house - you would have your own money so they would say that you had made yourself purposely homeless. You will have to pay rent anyway so why not try a sheltered housing centre or a private housing centre where they would be assistance if you required it, but you will still be independent.
2006-08-09 01:28:18 · answer #7 · answered by geegee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they will, I was having difficulty walking to my local for a pint, I went to see my local housing officer and guess what? They bought me a pub!
2006-08-09 01:25:44 · answer #8 · answered by d_jazzman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple, I should have thought.
2006-08-09 01:19:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋