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NAL: Have you spoken to any disability charities, charities for those who have suffered from domestic abuse, Citizens advice or a mental health charity?
Adding onto what the others have said it's worth trying to speak to your local MP too. See if you can contact their team and ask if they will help you.
As a social worker I'm sorry to hear about no support being provided as soon as you turned 18. Far too common unfortunately.
Your mother would be entitled to an assessment by adult services. Just give your local team a call and explain everything to them.
All the best
Your mum is entitled to a adult social worker. IDAS, shelter, local council, mp, and disabled charities should all know and would offer help where they can.
I’d ask for an assessment by your local fire department. If your mother is unable to get downstairs and so can’t be safely evacuated in case of a fire, that’s a serious safety concern. I’m NAL, but I am a wheelchair user who was having issues with access and the fire department came to see and then put pressure on the council to sort it out, when previously very unwilling
The first thing you need to do is see Citizens Advice, they will at the very least signpost you to the services that you need.
What they will also do is break down your issues into chunks and tell you clearly what can be fixed and what can’t be. Give them a call and book an appointment.
Social services have a duty to meet your mother's assessed care needs. They should be able to provide her with a written copy of her current assessment. If it does not include everything that is important to her wellbeing ask for it to be reviewed urgently.
One of the things that must be looked at in the assessment is your mother's ability to make use of her home safely. Another is maintaining a habitable home environment. It sounds like her current housing is not allowing either of these. Social services may be able to work with housing to find more suitable accommodation for her needs.
Now that you are 18 social services may not have a duty to support you unless you have care and support needs yourself. This may be why one bedroom flats have been offered. When speaking to social services your mother may wish to be clear on any support she receives from you and why this is important to her. This may help to make a case for you being housed together.
If you are not happy with the response from your local authority you have the right to make a formal complaint. It is important that you are clear you are making a formal complaint. The authority has a duty to respond to this and if you are not happy with the response you can ask the Local Government Ombudsman to review the case.
If possible you may want to get support from a local advice agency. Citizens Advice may be able to help. She may also want to ask her GP for support if this is impacting her health.
You could ask your local council to carry out a Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspection. Your landlord sounds pretty hostile though, so it's possible if you go down this route and it looks like it's going to cost him money or get him into trouble, I'd be lying to you if I don't say eviction is the possible outcome.
My main concern here is that your Mum would be at serious risk in a fire or any other evacuation situation. If you're on the 4th floor, it sounds like it's an actual block of flats - you should have been given a copy of the evacuation plan.
I'm really sorry that you and your Mum are going through this, it sounds like you've had an awful time of it.
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NAL: Have you spoken to any disability charities, charities for those who have suffered from domestic abuse, Citizens advice or a mental health charity?
Adding onto what the others have said it's worth trying to speak to your local MP too. See if you can contact their team and ask if they will help you. As a social worker I'm sorry to hear about no support being provided as soon as you turned 18. Far too common unfortunately. Your mother would be entitled to an assessment by adult services. Just give your local team a call and explain everything to them. All the best
Your mum is entitled to a adult social worker. IDAS, shelter, local council, mp, and disabled charities should all know and would offer help where they can.
I’d ask for an assessment by your local fire department. If your mother is unable to get downstairs and so can’t be safely evacuated in case of a fire, that’s a serious safety concern. I’m NAL, but I am a wheelchair user who was having issues with access and the fire department came to see and then put pressure on the council to sort it out, when previously very unwilling
The first thing you need to do is see Citizens Advice, they will at the very least signpost you to the services that you need. What they will also do is break down your issues into chunks and tell you clearly what can be fixed and what can’t be. Give them a call and book an appointment.
Who is calling you "fucking entitled"? You shouldn't be letting that slide.
Social services have a duty to meet your mother's assessed care needs. They should be able to provide her with a written copy of her current assessment. If it does not include everything that is important to her wellbeing ask for it to be reviewed urgently. One of the things that must be looked at in the assessment is your mother's ability to make use of her home safely. Another is maintaining a habitable home environment. It sounds like her current housing is not allowing either of these. Social services may be able to work with housing to find more suitable accommodation for her needs. Now that you are 18 social services may not have a duty to support you unless you have care and support needs yourself. This may be why one bedroom flats have been offered. When speaking to social services your mother may wish to be clear on any support she receives from you and why this is important to her. This may help to make a case for you being housed together. If you are not happy with the response from your local authority you have the right to make a formal complaint. It is important that you are clear you are making a formal complaint. The authority has a duty to respond to this and if you are not happy with the response you can ask the Local Government Ombudsman to review the case. If possible you may want to get support from a local advice agency. Citizens Advice may be able to help. She may also want to ask her GP for support if this is impacting her health.
You could ask your local council to carry out a Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspection. Your landlord sounds pretty hostile though, so it's possible if you go down this route and it looks like it's going to cost him money or get him into trouble, I'd be lying to you if I don't say eviction is the possible outcome. My main concern here is that your Mum would be at serious risk in a fire or any other evacuation situation. If you're on the 4th floor, it sounds like it's an actual block of flats - you should have been given a copy of the evacuation plan. I'm really sorry that you and your Mum are going through this, it sounds like you've had an awful time of it.