Unrealistic?

Cabbie21

That update puts a different perspective on it. Whilst I don’t think you can ask for money, you could talk to your daughter about the situation and maybe she will be supportive. Whether that results in financial support or help with accommodation is up to them.
I presume you are in the UK as you mention Section 21. Are you not on Pension Credit? That can include Housing Benefit, so you need not be destitute.

The problem is Cabbie that OP is not necessarily on Pension Credit. I live in rented accommodation, but am not eligible for Pension Credit.

I'm very lucky that I've lived in the same house for years and the landlord has only once increased the rent, but I dread being evicted, if/when he sells.

I would find it very difficult to find anywhere in the private rental market which I could afford. My income is nowhere near the minimum which most agents demand and I don't have anybody who could act as a guarantor. I would have to wait until I'm homeless and rely on the local council. to find me somewhere, which would mean living in one room in a run-down motel until something more suitable came along.

OP I don't think you should expect help, but you could certainly talk to your daughter and see what she says.

In the meantime I’ll be doing everything I can to find somewhere to live

Time will tell I suppose

Does your daughter know about your present position with your rented accommodation?
You say that SiL has known about your struggles for 2 years, but by that do you mean he just has a general idea?
You have never asked for help so maybe they assume you are too proud to ask and they don’t want to offend you, however am taking more generally, but if they know you are about to be made homeless I imagine they would want to help in some way.

That update puts a different perspective on it. Whilst I don’t think you can ask for money, you could talk to your daughter about the situation and maybe she will be supportive. Whether that results in financial support or help with accommodation is up to them.
I presume you are in the UK as you mention Section 21. Are you not on Pension Credit? That can include Housing Benefit, so you need not be destitute.

To be clear - I have always had a very close relationship w my daughter and been very involved w my granddaughter and her father

Our lives rarely work out as we hoped. A life without regrets is a life not lived enough- I am sure you have done some good things and it is not too late to make amends or start afresh.

At your age I'm not sure why you are struggling to get work as you should be on state pension by now and if not there should be benefits to help you out. How long notice have you been served with? I would contact your local council, CA and even Age UK to find some new accommodation.

I wouldn't expect any help. My daughter's in-laws are also very wealthy compared to me but it would never occur to me that they would help me out in any way. I am happy that my daughter is financially secure, as my GC will be.

So yes you are deluded but maybe wishful thinking too.

Seek help where it is available and stop expecting others to help- I do hope you can get some self confidence back and sort things out for yourself.

Do you get on well with your daughter and her partner? Do you have a relationship with your granddaughter? You don’t sound very fond of any of them. Judging by your tone, I wonder if perhaps you have distanced yourself from your daughter and granddaughter, as I would have thought that if you were close, your daughter would have wanted to help you, in which case she could have asked her partner to step in, if she wasn’t in a position to bail you out herself. You said they have known about your situation for two years, but done nothing to acknowledge it. I am wondering why you think they should. You are not his responsibility, or hers, and there is no reason why either should help you, especially if, as I suspect, you are not close.
I agree with Casdon. There is nothing to be done. You cannot ask for money.
Do you have coffee dates with your daughter? Or visit? Does she visit you? I suspect not, and this shows you are not close. I suggest you look to your relationship with them and see if you could encourage a closer family unit. But I fear you might have left it too late.

First I m so sorry to hear you are losing your home it’s not a good position to be in and has probably been a big shock to you
However in answer to your question, no, I wouldn't expect help from a partner of your child he may not be aware of all your difficulties and even if he is (immaterial of his financial status) you really aren’t his business
I wish you good luck in finding a new home as soon as possible

No, I wouldn’t expect him to give me anything. He is not related to you, he doesn’t have any responsibility for you.