As a few people on this forum know my brother is mentally ill, he has been sectioned many times from suffering from paranoid delusions and over the past 10 years or so has become generally worse.
Today he was kicked out of his sheltered accommodation (a grim hotel/hostel type place but at least it was warm and he had a roof over his head) which he was placed in my Croydon Council. Apparently he was kicked out due to 'anti-social behaviour' which doesn't surprise us as he is mentally ill. The guy at the hotel said he would be loud late at night and was generally a mess - again this doesn't surprise me because he cannot look after himself despite his care coordinators best effort to try and get him to do so.
Anyway we have called the council and they haven't been helpful at all and have completely washed their hands of him. My dad has looked through the paperwork they gave us when he was placed there and it states that if he is evicted due to anti-social behaviour then they have no obligation to find him anything alternative and essentially the onus is on him to find himself somewhere to live. This is something he would be completely incapable of doing - over the past few years everything has been done by my parents and I'm sure if it wasn't for them he would be homeless now or worse.
I was just wondering if anyone might have experienced similar with a family member and might have any advice for getting him a roof over his head? My mum is in such a state because despite coming to terms with his illness she has always worried about him and I know it keeps her mind at rest knowing that at least he isn't on the streets.
Today he was kicked out of his sheltered accommodation (a grim hotel/hostel type place but at least it was warm and he had a roof over his head) which he was placed in my Croydon Council. Apparently he was kicked out due to 'anti-social behaviour' which doesn't surprise us as he is mentally ill. The guy at the hotel said he would be loud late at night and was generally a mess - again this doesn't surprise me because he cannot look after himself despite his care coordinators best effort to try and get him to do so.
Anyway we have called the council and they haven't been helpful at all and have completely washed their hands of him. My dad has looked through the paperwork they gave us when he was placed there and it states that if he is evicted due to anti-social behaviour then they have no obligation to find him anything alternative and essentially the onus is on him to find himself somewhere to live. This is something he would be completely incapable of doing - over the past few years everything has been done by my parents and I'm sure if it wasn't for them he would be homeless now or worse.
I was just wondering if anyone might have experienced similar with a family member and might have any advice for getting him a roof over his head? My mum is in such a state because despite coming to terms with his illness she has always worried about him and I know it keeps her mind at rest knowing that at least he isn't on the streets.
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