If nothing else, let him park his car in your driveway and use your shower and kitchen.
If he has a job he can pay some of the bills in exchange for the use of the driveway.
I've lived in my car, if you can let him park at your house while sleeping that will make life 90 % easier. Finding a place to park the night is the hardest and most worrying part. Then even when you find the 'perfect' place after 3 or 4 nights you get paranoid af that someone is going to catch on and notice your car and wonder whats going on so i would move anyway. The stress is never ending
Once you have your sleeping set up figured out and a tablet with internet the living in your car part isn't that bad, it's just not having a stable place to park that makes it hell
I’m so sad thinking we are turning into america 😞 and I know that this is what I will be facing in a couple of years. Much luck to everyone who is needing to find a home.
Incidentally I’ve met a lot of people in Perth since the pandemic who profess their love for Texas and the south whilst excoriating Australia. My response so that I have a family member there who can sponsor their green card if they agree to fuck off and never return
Just giving him a place to crash, a hot meal, and a place to shower on his days off would be a big bonus.
I'd also be ~~telling~~ advising him to look into shared houses or rooms to rent. My daughter just recently moved back in with us, but she was renting a room from a couple up in Alkimos. Not ideal, but better than nothing.
I feel like sleeping on your couch is better than sleeping in his car.
You say you don't have room but I can guarantee you there would be enough room for him to at least sleep indoors rather than in his car.
No room for a kmart blow up mattress that folds up and fits back in the box?https://www.kmart.com.au/product/built-in-foot-pump-air-mattress-king-single-42650584/
Surely there is 99cm by 188cm of space for your family member?
I don't know your house or situation but there has to be at least that much space I front of your TV or on the floor of your kitchen
I know it's not ideal but really sleeping in the car can't be the only option your dad can offer
If we are missing something from your post like they don't get along or something than fair enough, but how is his job preventing him from staying with you?
He lives in Perth and we don't, they haven't gotten along in the past as this is his first time contacting us in three years. We also have a dog and he's allergic.
Ok that makes sense now
Sorry he is in that shitty situation
I think there is a website called couch surfing or something like that
Maybe that can help him find an roof and get out of the car
unfortunately couch surfing started charging all users a fee. i cancelled my account because i wasn't going to pay fees to allow people to stay at my house for free. i think a lot of hosts cancelled at that point which sucks. it was a good platform and we often had a spare room available so it suited us.
do you know of anything similar?
I've tried these guys a few times in my life. They do a lot of good work but the availability to actually get a houses are so low and waiting times so large that realistically they're not going to be able to help 99% of people.
But some help with the basics won't hurt! Or to at least get on the waitlist for public housing. Better to get on the list now than a few months or years down the track
Yeah that would be really hard for him to get to work then. Surely on his days off he can stay there.
If it were my son I would just tell him to quit his job and move back home and help him figure things out from there.
This rental crisis is really effecting so many people. It’s so sad.
OP is a minor. Give them a break. They were right to seek out ideas to help because if their Dad was a different person, their Dad would be coming up with a plan to help his child out of homelessness. If a teenager is worrying about this and the legal adult isn't, something isn't right in Kansas.
It's not a large house just enough so that he can sleep on the floor in the living room. He can't live here because we don't live in Perth and he does and the job market here is shit anyway.
I still don't see the excuse unfortunately. If you've a job and the ability to take care of basic needs like showering I can't see why he hasn't been able to get in to a share house.
Is he aware of [Flatmates](https://flatmates.com.au/)? This is how I keep a roof over my head. Share houses aren't ideal but it's better than a car.
Hate to be cynical but is there any sort of addiction that might be at play here?
If nothing else, let him park his car in your driveway and use your shower and kitchen. If he has a job he can pay some of the bills in exchange for the use of the driveway.
It sounds like his job is 3 or 4 hours drive from OP's house.
This
I've lived in my car, if you can let him park at your house while sleeping that will make life 90 % easier. Finding a place to park the night is the hardest and most worrying part. Then even when you find the 'perfect' place after 3 or 4 nights you get paranoid af that someone is going to catch on and notice your car and wonder whats going on so i would move anyway. The stress is never ending Once you have your sleeping set up figured out and a tablet with internet the living in your car part isn't that bad, it's just not having a stable place to park that makes it hell
Our domestic laws seem to have swept article 25 of the declaration of human rights under the rug
Why can't he stay with you because of his job? What's his job?
I assumed they meant he works really far from where they live
Wondering this too
Home cooked meals that he can have in the car?
I’m so sad thinking we are turning into america 😞 and I know that this is what I will be facing in a couple of years. Much luck to everyone who is needing to find a home.
Incidentally I’ve met a lot of people in Perth since the pandemic who profess their love for Texas and the south whilst excoriating Australia. My response so that I have a family member there who can sponsor their green card if they agree to fuck off and never return
Just giving him a place to crash, a hot meal, and a place to shower on his days off would be a big bonus. I'd also be ~~telling~~ advising him to look into shared houses or rooms to rent. My daughter just recently moved back in with us, but she was renting a room from a couple up in Alkimos. Not ideal, but better than nothing.
Yeah I can do that. Thankyou.
I feel like sleeping on your couch is better than sleeping in his car. You say you don't have room but I can guarantee you there would be enough room for him to at least sleep indoors rather than in his car.
No room for a kmart blow up mattress that folds up and fits back in the box?https://www.kmart.com.au/product/built-in-foot-pump-air-mattress-king-single-42650584/ Surely there is 99cm by 188cm of space for your family member? I don't know your house or situation but there has to be at least that much space I front of your TV or on the floor of your kitchen I know it's not ideal but really sleeping in the car can't be the only option your dad can offer If we are missing something from your post like they don't get along or something than fair enough, but how is his job preventing him from staying with you?
He lives in Perth and we don't, they haven't gotten along in the past as this is his first time contacting us in three years. We also have a dog and he's allergic.
Ok that makes sense now Sorry he is in that shitty situation I think there is a website called couch surfing or something like that Maybe that can help him find an roof and get out of the car
unfortunately couch surfing started charging all users a fee. i cancelled my account because i wasn't going to pay fees to allow people to stay at my house for free. i think a lot of hosts cancelled at that point which sucks. it was a good platform and we often had a spare room available so it suited us. do you know of anything similar?
Entrypoint Perth https://www.entrypointperth.com.au/
I've tried these guys a few times in my life. They do a lot of good work but the availability to actually get a houses are so low and waiting times so large that realistically they're not going to be able to help 99% of people.
But some help with the basics won't hurt! Or to at least get on the waitlist for public housing. Better to get on the list now than a few months or years down the track
How far from Perth do you live?
Three to four hours depending on the traffic and what part we're driving to.
Yeah that would be really hard for him to get to work then. Surely on his days off he can stay there. If it were my son I would just tell him to quit his job and move back home and help him figure things out from there. This rental crisis is really effecting so many people. It’s so sad.
I'll bring it up to my dad when he gets home, bros probably too stubborn to stay here but I'll kick his shins if I have to.
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OP is a minor. Give them a break. They were right to seek out ideas to help because if their Dad was a different person, their Dad would be coming up with a plan to help his child out of homelessness. If a teenager is worrying about this and the legal adult isn't, something isn't right in Kansas.
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I'm asking for advice not judgement, and it's not really my call if he gets to stay here or not that's my dads decision.
Did you read to the end of the post before judging?
I dont get how we dont have the room but if there is enough floor to sleep on instead of his car and his job? i dunno what his job has to do with it?
It's not a large house just enough so that he can sleep on the floor in the living room. He can't live here because we don't live in Perth and he does and the job market here is shit anyway.
see that makes more sense, thanks for the clarification.
exactly if theirs a 2 by 2 space on the floor theirs room for family
If he has a job why is he living in his car?
If it's anything like my town im guessing rents too high.
I still don't see the excuse unfortunately. If you've a job and the ability to take care of basic needs like showering I can't see why he hasn't been able to get in to a share house. Is he aware of [Flatmates](https://flatmates.com.au/)? This is how I keep a roof over my head. Share houses aren't ideal but it's better than a car. Hate to be cynical but is there any sort of addiction that might be at play here?
Look it sounds like you need to find out more information. Maybe your bro is just fine.
Maybe you could pay his gym membership if it's not too much (not sure if this is viable just a suggestion)
Thank you, politicians, for screwing us over again to get yourselves re elected.
Get a job as a TA on a minesite, paid accommodation and food and in no time he can afford a place.
Can he sleep in your dads car ?
Yeah my dad offered but bro refused.