A COUPLE who are sharing a two-bedroom flat with their four children are desperate to be moved into a house to meet their disabled son's needs.

Hannah Harbach and her partner Kyle live with their children in De Staunton Close, Alresford.

For more than three years they have been asked Tendring Council for a bigger property.

Their 11-year-old son Dylan is physically and mentally disabled.

Dylan, who uses a wheelchair, has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and severe learning difficulties.

Stanley, seven, also has autism and shares a bedroom with Dylan and four-year-old Finlay.

Two-year-old Eleanor-Rose is sharing a room with her parents.

Hannah said the children are crying out for their own space, and it is affecting everyone's health due to stress.

She said: "As we are in a flat we can't have hoist tracking for Dylan, so we have to lift him everywhere.

"He is sharing a room with Stanley, they both go to Lexden Springs School. They both want their own space and get frustrated.

"There is six of us in a two-bedroom flat so we also have issues with noise.

"It's getting to the point where we worry it will become unsafe for Dylan to live in."

Hannah has called and emailed the council numerous times, but says she very rarely gets a response.

She said: "I just feel like everyone around me is getting housed, and we are suffering.

"I understand as Dylan is disabled he will need a room downstairs, but I still think it's unfair.

"Everyone around me is getting their perfect home."

Dylan has a hydraulic cot to sleep in, which takes up most of his room.

He is also in need of an upgraded feeding chair, but there is no room for it in the flat.

Hannah, who is a full time carer for Dylan, said his equipment is only going to get bigger as he grows up, as he will never be able to walk.

She added: "It's just frustrating we can't have our own space, I'm just really down at the moment as we do get on top of each other.

"It's a struggle."

A Tendring Council spokesman said the family is on the highest priority list, but there are no suitable properties available to meet their needs.

They said: “While the council does not comment on individual cases, we are fully aware of this family's situation.

“As with any such case the council’s housing team is always on the lookout for a suitable property to meet the family's needs - including in terms of size and geography."