[Mrluvaluva]

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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[NettoSuperstar!]

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

[NettoSuperstar!]

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

[Mrluvaluva]

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.

[pinkmichk]

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

[Lauren]

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 () 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.

[Mrluvaluva]

Originally posted by Lauren

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

That's a good idea. 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.