A young Bromley family are sleeping on the living room floor and are unable to bath their severely disabled son while they wait years for adapted housing.

Two-year-old Teddy Temple was born with multiple severe disabilities and has had brain surgery twice, and as he grows bigger it is impossible to carry him to bed each night.

Mum Annie Temple, 26, and Teddy’s dad Justin are now forced to take turns sleeping on a makeshift bed in the living room at their home in Woldham Road.

Mrs Temple said: “We have been sleeping downstairs. He is very floppy, we can’t actually lift him upstairs anymore. We can’t lift him in the bath, I haven’t been able to give him a bath.

“It is massively affecting our lives, it is a 24 hour job.”

Their tough living situation has put a strain on family life and has had an effect on their eldest son Noah.

Mrs Temple said: “He is a really happy go lucky boy but it is hard to give him any quality time, we want to run round with him but we are just shattered all the time.”

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Teddy and mum Annie.

The couple currently rent privately but with only one income and the additional support they need for Teddy means they have had to turn to the council.

The lack of council-owned housing, specifically with the special modifications they need, means they have been waiting for over a year and do not think they will have an appropriate house any time soon.

They have had the support of their MP Bob Neil, Teddy’s doctors and nurses and their vicar, who have all written to the council on their behalf.

Mrs Temple said: “They have said there isn’t enough houses, they don’t hold any stock.

“It has been a year and a half. There is nothing you can do, you are just going to have to go on, that’s the message we’re getting.

“He needs the highest level of support, it isn’t acceptable for us to sleep on the floor.”

Mrs Temple added: “We have always worked, I’ve had to stop now to be a full time carer, but we have always worked and paid our rent, we have just done everything honestly and by the book.

“This is really becoming hard to live with.”

A council spokeswoman said: ”There are currently 22 families who need a fully wheelchair accessible property; several have been waiting more than 3 years due to the extreme scarcity of such properties. 

"We continue to seek ways to influence future provision and make best use of adapted properties that are delivered, but unfortunately families will continue to face a delay in securing suitable housing.”

For updates on Teddy's progress visit the Team Teddy Facebook page.