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29.04.2024 - 16:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A young mum whose life was suddenly turned upside down is now fighting for somewhere safe to raise her daughter. For 13 years, Abbey lived safely in the same rented home as her mum in Woodley, Stockport.
Nine months ago, the 20-year-old welcomed her baby daughter into the world, and three generations of the family were under the same roof. But a notice issued to the family shortly before last Christmas changed all that.
They were served a Section 21 'no-fault eviction' notice as the landlord 'wanted to sell up', forcing Abbey to join the thousands on Stockport's social housing waiting list. She and her daughter were moved into a hotel before being offered a place in Offerton.
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But after arriving to a 'filthy' flat and raising alarm over drug use at the building, Abbey turned the property down. Now, she risks being deemed 'intentionally homeless' if she does not return to the flat, and is currently 'sofa-surfing' with relatives.
"I literally went in and went straight back out," she told the Manchester Evening News. "They said I had made myself homeless so they would not help me further."
After being issued the Section 21 notice, Abbey made a separate application for social housing to her mum, so she and her young daughter could have their own home. While her mum qualified for a property in Tameside due to work, Abbey had to remain in Stockport.
She was placed in a hotel in March by Stockport Homes, but Abbey says she received a medical letter stating that the accommodation was not suitable for her daughter. Abbey says she needed food preparation facilities, as her baby is unable to eat food from pouches.
After her daughter was
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