i have a two bedroom council house with three kids two girls age 8 and 2 months and a boy of 6 years the council say they cant move us into a bigger house is there a law which helps us get a bigger house
2006-10-02 00:57:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
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2006-10-02 01:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by SG 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The 2 girls can continue to share a room up until any age but if you have mixed sex siblings sharing a room then the law says it shouldn't continue once the oldest sibling reaches the age of 10. This rule should apply in all housing association/council housing but it is not enforceable when renting privately. I hope this helps!
2006-10-02 01:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by Cosmic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3 kids in one room is certainy considered overcrowding but there is no law to say the council must put you in a bigger house. They Should have an allocations policy. Why not ask them for a copy of it. What reason did they give when they said they can't move you? Was it because you don't have enough points or do they not have bigger houses?
2006-10-02 01:02:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that on scotland ther is a law that says siblings of different gender cannot share a room if they are over a certain age. I think it is 10. (might have to chekc that tho). It is considered over crowding and the councilare obliged to get you a larger house to solve the problem.
I would ask the council again.
2006-10-02 01:13:57 · answer #4 · answered by Gaelan M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please define council house. But if it is Govt housing in the USA, the law states you can have a three bedroom house because you have children of the opposite sex. Boys and girls should be seperated. Then one bedroom fo the parents.
2006-10-02 01:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by kitkatish1962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad had 13 siblings - 9 at home with him was the highest number before he joined the Navy. All ten kids slept in one bed which was just a spring with their coats spread on it. Not that this was good, but I know your kids can share a room happily for a while more, and with creative partioning, longer.
2006-10-02 01:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know, but I had 2 roommates in a single room when I was 19 years old in College - so I would tend to think there is no law prohibiting this.
2006-10-02 01:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by Sanmigsean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get on to the council give them a hard time say the kids are crying every night because of theres no room, their getting older now, they need more privet space.
2006-10-02 01:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by amira19942005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the council say that mixed sexes can share until they are 11
2006-10-02 01:08:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
are you married?
are there 5 of you in 2 bedrooms?
2006-10-02 01:05:23 · answer #10 · answered by MnM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋