Hello,
My husband has ASD and late onset schizophrenia. He has lived in a residential care home for over a year. Assessments by the home, OT and social worker show that he is capable of living in supported housing and does not require full time residential care.
My husband wants to move closer to me and our youngest son. I would like my husband to be closer to me, so that i can see him every day and be a more effective part of his informal network of support. We put an application to the local authority for housing and he was awarded Gold (priority) status.
My husband has now received news from the local authority stating that he is no longer on priority status because he is housed in the care home and there is no danger of him becoming homeless.
I would like to know if we have any chance of challenging this decision. Reports show my husband does not need residential care and would benefit from more independent living arrangements closer to his wife and son.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
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