Homeless with a wife on Spouse Visa.

[alikcr7]

Hello.

I am a british citizen and my wife came to the uk 6 months ago. She is now 33 weeks pregnant with expectancy of delivery on october 25.

We have been living with my parents ever since in a 4 bedroom property with my 2 other brothers. Total occupants of the property are 6 adults. It is a council property

Today my parents have provided me a notice to leave.

The issue is i have nowhere to go and do not have any savings. I work for British Gas for last 1 year and half but have not saved any money due to high expenses of my vehicle running costs, paying for driving lessons, food, loan repayments, debts and also using these loans to pay for my wifes spouse visa application.

I have a job but have not managed to save any money. I have no where to go. The question is do me and my wife qualify for social housing and homeless? Can we seek homeless support? Kindly help.

[vinny]

Today my parents have provided me a notice to leave.

It’s very formal?!

Why? What happened? Why are your parents potentially making their future grandchild homeless?

Their accommodation is not overcrowded.

Some alternative housing may violate her “No recourse to Public Funds” (NRPF) restrictions.

Ask them to please reconsider until at least after she is granted ILR?

[THO]

I suspect his parents have given formal notice so that they can go to the council and tell them they need a council house. I know this because I know someone who was living with her children at her parents house and the council would not give the lady a council house, because she had a roof over her head.

Without her being formally evicted, the council would not look at her case. There is a lack of available properties for social housing. Her parents would not evict her, so they all had to squeeze into cramped space.

If the council find a property for the OP, then someone else will go without, so they need to prioritise, but I expect his wife being pregnant will put them up the list, assuming the parents are serious about kicking them out, and not just doing the letter to help get the house.

But if you are unable to afford to rent, you have no savings and you have debts, regardless of whether you have used public funds, will you even qualify when it comes to the spouse visa in 2 years time? From what you have said, I think you must try to get another job and try to save money for your visa fees etc.

But as said before, it seems that the best thing is to try to get your parents to let you stay until you sort yourself out financially, that would make life easier for you.

[vinny]

It is a council property

[alikcr7]

Hello

At the moment i managed to sort things out with my parents to let us stay a little longer and put our fued to an end. However i suspect this wont last long and i still will need a long term solution.

I guess my final question is if for example: we went homeless in the future, me, my wife (on spouse visa) and our newborn and the council provides us a accommodation then will that affect her future spouse visa extension ? Will she be seen as using public funds?

[vinny]

That’s good news.

See also

Homeless applications: immigration and residence
Homelessness Assistance / Spouse Visa