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Autism Act and Local Authority Housing

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I asked the local council for housing help and heres the reply.

"You have asked us to help you find a new home and you gave us some medical information, which our Medical Adviser has looked at. He has not awarded you any medical points at this time. This is a diagnosed ill health or disability, but not of significance to current or future housing needs."

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So I have ASD as well as severe hyperacusis, I am in dire need of somewhere quiet because noise is giving me so much distress and they say my condition is  'not of significance'....So where does the Autism Act come into this ??? can anyone give me any advise or help thanks.

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  • crystal12 said:
    I hope you don't mind me making another point :  unless there is suitable accommodation in an area which would help your asd + hyperacusis, then perhaps pursuing this matter would be academic?

    This is the problem here.

    I'd love to live somewhere where it's quieter too.

    But it isn't going to happen.

    The local authorities can't just magic up suitable housing out of thin air. That housing has to (a) exist, and (b) be unoccupied, before it can even be offered, and then, for reasons of fairness, they can not simply allocate it to a person.

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  • crystal12 said:
    I hope you don't mind me making another point :  unless there is suitable accommodation in an area which would help your asd + hyperacusis, then perhaps pursuing this matter would be academic?

    This is the problem here.

    I'd love to live somewhere where it's quieter too.

    But it isn't going to happen.

    The local authorities can't just magic up suitable housing out of thin air. That housing has to (a) exist, and (b) be unoccupied, before it can even be offered, and then, for reasons of fairness, they can not simply allocate it to a person.

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