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28-12-07, 11:16 AM

I`m not sure if it varies from council to council... it may well do. I know that last June the government gave major funding to what they saw as the rising problem of child homelessness amongst 16 and 17 year olds. The type of housing that is provided for this age group tho is supported lodgings schemes which provide short-term respite support to young people, giving them a place to stay whilst they work through problems in the hope they can return to the family home. The stipulation from the government was that the council had to fund and provide mediation schemes to resolve family breakdowns as that is the biggest cause of child homelessness. I would`ve thought therefore that yes the family should have been involved! I`m guessing that the council considered your friends son to be a "vulnerable adult" adult being classed as someone over the age of 16 and any person over the age of 16 and not subject to immigration control can register an interest in accessing council housing.

I know the above won`t help you much but its my local councils stance on the subject. I`m amazed that the council didn`t involve the family in some sort of mediation scheme and doesn`t sound right to me. However, some teenagers have extremely vivid imaginations and could i`m sure convince anyone with all manner of lies if they really wanted to. It sounds like maybe the council, acting on what they`ve been told, have gone down the road of "Vulnerable Adult Protection" and maybe thats why your friends weren`t informed.

28-12-07, 11:16 AM	#14
Speedy Claire Guest Posts: n/a	Re: social housing rules, does anyone know? I`m not sure if it varies from council to council... it may well do. I know that last June the government gave major funding to what they saw as the rising problem of child homelessness amongst 16 and 17 year olds. The type of housing that is provided for this age group tho is supported lodgings schemes which provide short-term respite support to young people, giving them a place to stay whilst they work through problems in the hope they can return to the family home. The stipulation from the government was that the council had to fund and provide mediation schemes to resolve family breakdowns as that is the biggest cause of child homelessness. I would`ve thought therefore that yes the family should have been involved! I`m guessing that the council considered your friends son to be a "vulnerable adult" adult being classed as someone over the age of 16 and any person over the age of 16 and not subject to immigration control can register an interest in accessing council housing. I know the above won`t help you much but its my local councils stance on the subject. I`m amazed that the council didn`t involve the family in some sort of mediation scheme and doesn`t sound right to me. However, some teenagers have extremely vivid imaginations and could i`m sure convince anyone with all manner of lies if they really wanted to. It sounds like maybe the council, acting on what they`ve been told, have gone down the road of "Vulnerable Adult Protection" and maybe thats why your friends weren`t informed.