Housing Points

JinnyJoan | 19:55 Thu 16th Jan 2025 | ChatterBank

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Don't know where to put the above but here goes.

Sister is still in a nursing home for rehab but is progressing but still unable to walk any distance but could get out in a few weeks.

However she won't be going back to her old house as there 22 steps inside the house and 7 to negotiate outside and she knows she couldnt walk up any of those. Just a bath ie no walk in shower.

Anyway without going to things at great length. There has been a possibility of a bungalow which she may or may get but she needs points. At the moment according to her housing association she has been awarded 36 - now this is all new to me and so I am wondering how could I get her more points.

Surely the loss of her big home could should be gaining points.

Next would you go to the GP, social worker, physios.

Anybody tell me where to start to go to. Thanks

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DDIL

Categories of points

Intimidation

Points are awarded if an applicant is at risk of serious injury or death in their current home.

Insecurity of tenure

Points are awarded if an applicant is homeless or threatened with homelessness.

Housing conditions

Points are awarded if an applicant lives in poor quality housing, such as overcrowded or poorly maintained conditions.

Health and social well-being

Points are awarded for health and social needs, such as mobility issues, support needs, and care needs.

Points for specific needs

Functionality: Points are awarded for difficulty walking, using stairs, or other functional needs.

Unsuitable accommodation: Points are awarded if an applicant is living in unsuitable accommodation.

Support and care needs: Points are awarded for support and care needs, especially for those applying for sheltered or supported housing.

Applicants are entitled to two reasonable offers of housing. If an applicant refuses two reasonable offers, they may not receive any further offers for a year.

JinnyJoan

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ok - thanks DDIL - but where do I go to get those points to help her case

albaqwerty

You can't physically go anywhere to pick up points. All you can do is make sure "they" have all the correct information.

nailedit

Points are given to asylem seekers.

My city is full of hotels full of foreigners while English people sleep across the road in sleeping bags.

At this point, I think that I am a serial killer in the making!

JinnyJoan

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well Alba - how do you make sure - like who with etc - who would be the powers that be that "count" the points etc.

albaqwerty

Housing department at local council, jj.

Has an occupational therapist seen your sister? They can be invaluable in helping.

THECORBYLOON

This is how the application is assessed,

https://www.nihe.gov.uk/housing-help/apply-for-a-home/how-we-assess-your-application

This shows the number of points awarded for different categories of need,

https://www.nihe.gov.uk/housing-help/apply-for-a-home/how-we-assess-your-application/the-points-system

JinnyJoan

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yes - OT has seen her and also made assessments of her house - which is massive I was there. Two or three of them have said that she can walk up 17 steps with a walking stick and they will put rails on also to help her walk up the "house steps" - I asked about the outside 7 steps and asked will they provide rails there too in order for her to get up to get on to road - "no they said we would need permission from the other residents for those rails to be put on.

so I don't know anything more - I sure do hope she gets lucky with a wee bungalow or apartment.

personally - I don't think - OT/ Housing officer, Social Worker etc etc - genuinely don't know what they are doing - and I mean that

I asked them about the 9 steps outside the house -

Smowball

Hi JJ. I don't know if your sister owns her house, or whether it is council , but you say it is large. If she owns it then I would have thought it would be pretty difficult to get any form of council bungalow or flat purely due to such a shortage of them, which is why they would be keen to keep her in her own house and try to adapt it for her. If it's a council house then surely they could do a swap with a much smaller property as the council would be crying our for bigger properties.

rowanwitch

She should get a statement of how the points are awarded,against the different criteria but with what you have described about her condition it may be about right. Just check, and see if any part of the assessment was incorrect. Maybe she was a little optimistic when asked about what she would be able to do. Normally with points the person with the highest total gets the property in question and some councils operate a bid system therefore many people could have applications in for a bungalow. So she could be disappointed a few times before she is offered something right where she is first on the list .

JinnyJoan

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well Smow - it is a Housing Association property - has it about 5o years - she did living a flat many years ago but her son and her required two separate bedrooms when he was very young

Let me tell you - the house has quite a large hall, then a pretty goodsize parlour (absolutely not needed). living room, big kitchen. Upstair - whilst two bedroom but could hold 6 single beds. Her case one double bed then the rest 5 single

Far too big for her to also clean and while she is very much a cleaner - to big to clean. yestrday or wednesday - she tried to walk up steps 4 in the hospital with the aide of a walking stick - I knew she was bundle of nerves. This is what they want her to walk up like 22 steps - whilst she walked 4 steps in their OT's gyps - they must have been multiplying the 4 steps by 3 - they are saying she can walk 12.

JinnyJoan

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ps - I got a letter to her house ( have a key) - at the mo she has been warded 36.

JinnyJoan

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^^^^^gyps - gym