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Homeless daughter - advice needed, please.

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LilyoftheValley Wed 18-Oct-23 14:03:29

Hello, I have a daughter, mid-thirties, who has some learning difficulties, asthma, epilepsy and a kidney condition which will need surgical intervention at some point.

She was in sheltered accommodation but had to leave in the summer mainly because her ghastly partner would not stop living there also. There were some rent arrears but I had arranged to cover this. During the summer she was living in a tent. She has since been here or with friends. Next month I am leaving GB and shall not be back until mid-February.

The local authorities are being of no help whatsoever and she is unable to be accepted by the YMCA unless she is put forward by them. There is much more to this story b ut not fair to her to have it on social media for all to see.

Do I really have to resort to contacting the Daily Mail or the like in order to make authorities take responsibility for giving her somewhere to live?

NotSpaghetti Thu 19-Oct-23 09:14:56

It's all very well saying to get an injunction against this man - but the daughter is (repeatedly?) letting him back in - not as simple as it sounds.

LilyoftheValley Thu 19-Oct-23 10:09:29

I imagine that any chance of helping her by using the law would not work because she will defend him and Human Rights will overpower anything that I can do.

She is very keen to work and has had numerous starts in jobs but cannot keep going. He has tried various things but is always let go after 2 - 3 days claiming that "they didn't like me and picked on me".

Safeguarding have been very helpful, and so have the Police but their power is taken away when she denies that he controls her.

M0nica Thu 19-Oct-23 20:48:43

I still think that a visit to Citizen's Advice would be helpful.

M0nica Thu 19-Oct-23 20:55:03

There are also charities that can give both you and your daughter help and advice in finding accommodation.
Hft: www.hft.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/im-looking-for-housing-and-or-care-and-support/ is one. There may be others local to where you live.