21/10/2026
We've been awarded Band A priority for adapted housing.
And yet, we're still fighting to find a home that actually meets our family's needs.
Liwsi isn't just a housing application number. She's a little girl with complex medical needs, specialist equipment and a future that means planning for how her needs will change as she grows.
We need space for her equipment. Safe bathing facilities. A home where we can care for her without putting her safety or my own health as her carer at risk.
And we need to stay close to the family support that helps us get through the days when caring for Liwsi feels impossible to manage alone.
Recently, we've viewed a property that, after careful consideration, we don't believe is suitable for our family long term.
That isn't us refusing help. It's us trying to make sure that the next home we move into is one we can safely live in, rather than finding ourselves facing the same difficulties all over again.
I've now escalated our concerns and am asking for our circumstances to be looked at as a whole.
I know accessible housing is scarce. I know councils are under enormous pressure. But somewhere along the way, we need to remember that behind every application is a real family, with real needs, trying to make life work.
An available house isn't automatically a suitable home.
Disabled children deserve safe, accessible homes. Their carers deserve to be considered, too.
If you've ever had to fight for something that should have been straightforward, you'll understand. ❤️
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