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Squeeze too tight for family of 13

A family of 13 are hoping to find a new home because they just can't take being crammed any more.

Michelle and Robert Neasham have 11 children between them and they are struggling to cope with their four-bedroom council house – which has just one bathroom.

Their brood – aged from two to 17 – have to queue for the loo every morning, while the younger children eat on the floor. 'We have had enough.

It's a total nightmare living here. None of us have any privacy,' said Mrs Neasham.

The family, from Felling in Tyne on Wear, receive £2,269 a month in benefits and are still struggling to make ends meet.

They munch through four loaves of bread and 16 pints of milk a day but, to make matters worse, Mr Neasham, 39, lost his job as a tile fitter.

'I can cope with looking after the children but the housing situation gets me,' said Mrs Neasham.

Gateshead Housing Company said: 'To date, the tenant has not asked about a possible move and has not joined our HomeChoice scheme to do so.'

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Well it would help if they asked the council to move wouldnt it?

Why they felt the need to have that many bloody kids when they cant support them its beyond me aswell.

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Originally posted by NettoSuperstar!

Well it would help if they asked the council to move wouldnt it?

I know. It's a bit stupid complaining about it if you haven't tried to do anything about it.

how can they complain when they havent even asked the council to move them :shrug:

Gateshead council is a very good housing company, I'd imagine all they need to do is complain to get a better size house.

They could do what the recent family in the news did (:thumbs:) and get the council to pay through a private landlord.

That, or they could move a few miles south and get on the Sunderland Housing bandwagon which builds new houses for large families.

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Originally posted by Lauren

They could do what the recent family in the news did (:thumbs:) and get the council to pay through a private landlord.

That's a good idea. :bigsmile: I wonder what will happen when they contact the council? I can't see them giving them a big house like that after the coverage that story got.