so i'm about to become homeless. help?
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Try going to your school's social worker or anyone for that matter for help. If for the time being, you can stay with a friend, ask all of them; maybe you can hop from house to house (friends' houses).
I'm not sure what else I can tell you, but good luck.
I'm not sure what else I can tell you, but good luck.
There's no way you can't ask for help at your school or at a friend's. Maybe you'll have to spend the night outside, but you'll survive.Dahni said:
And if you're telling us that even these two options won't work, that's because you're not thinking straight.
Maybe this will help a little. I'm not sure because i don't know about your situation, but you should go to your local Citizens Advice Bureau and see if they can do anything for you. Also talk things over with someone at your school, see if you can arrange some time off to find a place of your own or something.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_family/housing/finding_accommodation.htm#Local_authority_help_for_homeless_people
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_family/housing/finding_accommodation.htm#Local_authority_help_for_homeless_people
Apart from all the good advice that's been mentioned and is yet open (school, relatives, friends, social institutions, legal options, ...): any terms and conditions mentioned by (both) your parents? Otherwise it seems they would have thrown you out already.
That seriously sucks, the only thing I could say has already been said, see if a friend will let you stay there until you get on your feet, or check with your school. It's pretty sad when parents won't even take the responsibility for what they've created, (that's assuming you're not a complete heathen, which being from Scotland and not here in the US, I will assume you're not).
You have the right to claim squatters rights which equate to about a months free lodging. This is a legal right, enshrined in UK law it was removed in the nineties under the Tories but new labour reinstated it with a vengeance to such an extent you need nuke to get people out of your property!
1. Try to work out the crap you have with your mother/father. I understand you don't want to talk about it, but if a woman is throwing a 16-year old out on the street and the father doesn't want anything to do with his child either, then there's surely some room for improvement. Diplomacy and a calm head can resolve many issues.
2. Get a job. Any job. Anything you can think of (aside prostitution and the like).
3. Since you obviously have internet, look up some free legal counseling and make sure that what your parents are doing is legal and if there might be something you can do. Also, look up any social services that might be able to give you a hand starting out.
4. Get your friends to help. I assume you have some and that at least one or two would be willing to give you a place to stay until you can get back on your feet.
5. STAY IN SCHOOL! At the risk of sounding like a saturday morning cartoon, this is really important. If your life has gone up the shit creek, the last thing you want to do is make matters worse in the long run.
2. Get a job. Any job. Anything you can think of (aside prostitution and the like).
3. Since you obviously have internet, look up some free legal counseling and make sure that what your parents are doing is legal and if there might be something you can do. Also, look up any social services that might be able to give you a hand starting out.
4. Get your friends to help. I assume you have some and that at least one or two would be willing to give you a place to stay until you can get back on your feet.
5. STAY IN SCHOOL! At the risk of sounding like a saturday morning cartoon, this is really important. If your life has gone up the shit creek, the last thing you want to do is make matters worse in the long run.