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Father & Son, no home

  • 11-07-2016 12:59pm
    #1
    goz83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,035 ✭✭✭


    OK, I will try very hard to keep this short, as it is a very long story up to this point.

    The immediate issue is my brother and his son have no accommodation. He has been staying with me for about a year and a half. He is separated from his wife who he has 2 kids with under 10. He took custody (or rather his wife gave custody) of his son a week ago, but has nowhere to stay. For reasons I won't get into (keeping this short), he cannot stay at my home with his kids anymore. Suffice to say I have a big enough bunch as it is. He is also in the single digits on the housing list (but has been for about a year now) for a 1 bed apt.

    So, his immediate need is emergency accommodation. We are North Dublin based, D13. I was driving around this morning with him to try help him find a place. The council are willing to pay the tab for what they call "self accom". I've got a bad back, so couldn't keep driving them around. Does anyone know where will likely take him and his son? The council people just said if he finds somewhere, he has to call them and they pay the bill.

    The HAS scheme has been recommended and if he finds somewhere, he can avail of this scheme, which appears to be a slight rejigging of rent allowance and I wonder if he will find anywhere.

    He is wondering will his place on the housing list be affected, now that he has his son? After so long, he would be gutted to be put at the back of the queue.

    Any help on this is much appreciated.


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  • #2
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Basically they want him to find a hotel or a b&b.

    If he goes on the HAP scheme he well could be taken off the list but with the added bonus of been able to work
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  • #3
    goz83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,035 ✭✭✭goz83


    It seems to be very difficult for him to find a place to take them in. I don't get it. It's not like he looks, rough, or dangerous, or anything of the sort.

    The social welfare lady told him he has to come off the enterprise allowance, because his son is getting added to his claim. So, the business he was trying to get going will be put on hold. Such a waste.

    They also wouldn't add his son to his claim because he "might" have a different address soon. Ridiculous stuff, as he is still down on my address. That means he can't claim for his son.

    His wife will most definitely keep anything paid to her for the son. It's awful, but she doesn't give a damn about the kids. She wanted my brother to keep paying maintenance, even after taking one of the kids.


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