Gran who lives in three-bed council house alone claims she has been refused downsize

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A gran who lives alone in a three-bedroom house has been refused a move to a smaller property - because she’s too young.Jacqueline Hume, 58, said: “They are saying I’ve got to be 60.

I don’t get it.“There are so many people and families who are homeless. There’s supposed to be a massive housing crisis and I’m hogging a family home.“It’s a three-bedroom house and I’m only using one room.

My kids have all left, got married and got their own kids. I want to get out but I can’t.”Ms Hume, who has lived in the house since the early 1990s, has multiple sclerosis and is looking for a bungalow for her and her Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bella.She also wants to live closer to her daughter and grandchildren.She has spent the last seven years trying to move out of her house in Halliford Road, Moston, but has not found anywhere suitable.Because of her disability, she requires the use of a mobility scooter to get around.

As a result, negotiating the staircase on her current home is a huge challenge.Keeping up with the housework is also proving increasingly difficult, she says.“I’m really house proud but it’s a struggle.