I put my name down for a Council House in 1956 do you think I am getting near the top of the list yet?

do you have a foreign sounding surname. Then no you are not

You must use the same Housing Association as me they are cr*p to

I bet you'd be top of the list if you refused to pay your council tax...top of the bailiffs list anyway...you could hurry things along a bit don a wig stuff a cushion up your jumper tell them you're 15 and pregnant...and you can't remember,which of the seventeen possibles is the father...they'll bend over backwards to give you a house then.

I take it, your gettin pissed off waiting for a house then. On a serious note though, if you don't pester your council, you'll get nowhere. I was a male lone parent, living in a serously damp flat and waited for my turn for a home. I was awarded 4 points which accumulated to 14 after four years of waiting. I happened to mention to someone that "my points were now up to 14 " and that I thought that " I MUST BE UP FOR A HOUSE SOON EH? I was completely dumbfounded when the person concerned laughed loudly and pronounced that " wance ye get tae a hundred and fourteen points ye might be in wi a shout ya fanny." Such was my rage that I went from bottom of the housing list in my district for four years to top of the list within 3 MONTHS! Granted, I do not have a good relationship with my local housing authority, but I got to pick my house in the end and that was by annoying the **** out of them on a daily basis, without resorting to any kind of aggresion be it verbal or otherwise. You must remain level headed at all times BUT TAKE NO ****. Assume the moral high ground at all times. Good luck!!

Don't be so impatient!

No should'nt think so
you probably aint got enough points yet,
perhaps you need to go to you're doctors and then tell the council you are sick
SICK of waiting that is

Which council did you register with i bet they don't have any left on their books as they seem to have sold most of them off (no matter which on you registered with)

i am assuming that you are a single white male with no health problems, have worked all your life and not scounged of the state, not been in any trouble in your life, you have done nation service, serving overseas. often to your own expence. you have had a wife but now you are seperated and have paid the full ammount of CSA or the sevice in keeping at the time. and to keep up with theses payments you took another job on which you paid tax which put you in the bracket of super tax and you have lived in a single room bed sit since you sadly divoced. and opposite where you live there is a load of immigrants who have a 3 bedroom house for 2 of them but house 12 other family members who havent claimed yet

if this is the case you have 24 more years to wait
sorry for the bad news mate

that will teach you for paying your taxes

nope, sorry to tell you, but you have no chance, they have a new system now,

AS long as you re registered every six months during that time.

I wonder why people think the government owes them a house. I mean, if you quit school at 16, that sounds like a personal problem, if you had kids without some sort of family planning...personal problem. If you got into trouble with the law and now can't find a job because of it....personal problem. If your not happy with your current career, or employment status, or income...personal problem. If you feel the need to have all the new gadgets because your mates have them, or you can't live on a tight budget and need to incure debt on credit cards...personal problem. If you think success is a right and don't need to work your balls off it...personal problem. If you are content with mediocrity...personal problem. It's high time people stop whinning about what the government won't do for them, and have a hard look in the mirror, and wonder what they can do for themselves!

I just think that ur local council dont like u hehe ..

nope , give it another ten yrs then ask for a review of your points .

You should check if you are still on it ? , by the sounds of it your not , well start at the begining

Only for sheltered housing i'm afraid.

You can kiss that council house goodbye now.

They will all be privately owned by the time you get to the top !!

Only if you're 16 and pregnant, Asian, Polish.......... anything but a decent white British person who's put into the system for the past 50 years!
Dont be saying I'm racist etc..... I'm putting down in writing what most of you out there are thinking!

Hi!

You must be really broke if you haven't been able to buy in all that time. After all, buying is always cheaper than renting over the long run - and that is a long run. However, you can't be that much in need to not have had a social housing offer. Are you registered with local Housing Associations?

Good wishes.

I would hope sp, but many councils sold off property and yours may have gone. I would check with the local council. Take a sick note if you can.

Council waiting lists don't work on a 'first come, first served' basis. There are certain groups of people who must always be given priority. T he law calls this 'reasonable preference'.

Ask the council for information about how it decides who gets priority. Most councils produce a leaflet that explains how things work. Your chances of getting a place and how long you'll have to wait probably depend on:

how much council or housing association housing there is in your area
how much priority you've been awarded
how many other applicants have more priority than you.
Most councils use a points system or a banding system. Most councils will give extra priority to those people who have lived in their area for a certain length of time. The law says that certain groups should get priority but priority can also be taken away in some circumstances:

If you are homeless or about to lose your home
If you are living in very poor conditions
If you have a medical condition
If you need to live in the area to avoid hardship
If you are at risk of violence or threats
If you've been involved in unacceptable behaviour
When the council can reduce or take away priority
What if I don't think I've been given enough priority?
If you are homeless or about to lose your home
If you are homeless or facing eviction, the council may have a legal responsibility to help you. If you are entitled to help in this way, the council must also give you extra priority on the waiting list for a permanent home. How much priority you get may depend on the reasons why you had to leave your last home and whether you are classed as being in priority need.

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If you are living in very poor conditions
You may be entitled to reasonable preference if your home:

is in serious disrepair
is officially overcrowded
is unsanitary (ie. it doesn't have proper drainage and sewerage)
lacks basic washing and cooking facilities.
The council will need to visit your home to inspect it and assess how bad the conditions are before it decides how much priority you should get. There is usually a scale of priority for poor conditions - if the council decides that your home is in such bad condition that it is dangerous or potentially damaging to your health, you will get a lot more points than if it is inconvenient or unpleasant but not a major health risk.

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If you have a medical condition
You may also get reasonable preference if anyone in your household:

has health problems that are made worse by where you live
has mobility problems that make it difficult to get around your home
suffers from a mental illness or depression, that is made worse by your accommodation
If you include medical reasons in your application, you should give as much information as possible about your health problems and how they are affected by where you are living. Explain the difficulties the medical condition causes in as much detail as you can. The council will normally ask a doctor, health visitor or other expert to assess your medical problems and may use an independent person who does not know you. They may also contact your GP and you should include details of any other health worker or social worker who can support your application.

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If you need to live in the area to avoid hardship
You should also be given reasonable preference on the waiting list if you can show that there are special social or welfare reasons why you need to live in a particular area. This might be the case if, for example:

you or someone in your household is studying at a special school in the area
you need to be able to access support networks in the area (for example if you're leaving care and need to be close to people who can support you).
you need to be close to a relative so that you can look after her/him (or s/he can look after you).
Having friends or family in the area won't necessarily be enough to give you extra points, although the council may consider it.

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If you are at risk of violence or threats
If you fit into any of the groups outlined above, you should also get extra points if:

you are at risk of domestic violence in your current home
you've been a witness or victim of crime and are at risk of intimidation
you have been harassed, threatened or attacked in the area because of your race or sexuality
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If you've been involved in unacceptable behaviour
If the council believes that you, or any member of your household, have been involved in behaviour that is serious enough to make you unsuitable to be a council tenant, they can take away any priority you have been given. This includes any 'reasonable preference' you have been given for the reasons outlined above. The most common reasons why this might happen are if:

someone in your household has been involved in antisocial behaviour, or
you have a history of serious rent arrears.
When it makes a decision about this, the council will use the same criteria as it uses when assessing whether or not you are eligible. If the council tells you that your priority has been taken away, get advice. An adviser can look into your situation and may be able to help you show the council that what happened was not your fault, or was outside of your control.

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When the council can reduce or take away priority
The council can only do this in certain situations, such as if:

you've behaved antisocially since you first made your application (see above)
you have moved and the conditions in your new accommodation are better
you have moved settled accommodation and are no longer homeless
you have recovered from an illness which gave you extra priority
you can afford to buy or rent accommodation for yourself.
If the council wants to take away points for any other reason and you don't think it's fair, get advice.

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What if I don't think I've been given enough priority?
You can ask the council to review your application and make a new decision. It's worth getting advice first, as an adviser may be able to help you put together your case. For instance, you may need to arrange for a medical report to show how your health problems are affected by your current housing situation.

You haven't got a prayer yet...immigrants get the first consideration.

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