My kids have been in Camborne for six years with my ex-partner. I couldn’t stay with them because there was no room.
I came away from there, went to Birmingham, and from Birmingham travelled to different places. I came back to Cornwall to stay here, and I’ve been here ever since.
I did have a property, private accommodation, but I didn’t want it any more.
When I came to the day centre and got to see people they put me into the crisis accommodation. They wrote the forms, signed the forms, and told me they would let me know before I went.
They come out and said to me you’ve got a bed but we don’t know how long for because we have to assess you. Because I used to be an alcoholic. I don’t drink any more. I’ve been sober for a year and five months.
In the crisis accommodation they kept me on for a week to see how I got on, and then they said we’re keeping you. They kept me on because I was okay.
I then got supported accommodation. I have five months left there. I’d like to have a council place.
Give a person an opportunity to show what they can do.