A FAMILY-of-eight have been split up by the council and are living in houses separated by a dual carriageway.
Mum Rebecca Fenner has urged the local council to reunite her family and place them in one temporary home instead of two.
The mum-of-six along with her husband Yassin Amrani were forced to move out of their privately-rented home in June – but Birmingham City Council couldn't find a property big enough.
Living with four children aged nine, seven and twin boys aged one, Rebecca is in a one-bed home on the A45 – where they share a kitchen with two other families.
Husband Yassin, 38, and their oldest daughters, 15, and 12, are in another one-bed on the opposite side of the busy road and share with four other families.
The girls – one of which is about to sit her GCSEs – are forced to sleep in the property alone sometimes while their dad goes to work.
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Unbearable living situations include cramped conditions and noisiness – which Rebecca claims is making one of her son's suspected autism worse.
Forced out when her landlord came back from Egypt, Rebecca said her son refers to their new home as a "prison".
Desperate, the 33-year-old said no one at the city council is taking notice and she is being "ignored".
She told BirminghamLive: "My support worker knows about this and has raised it, but no-one at the council is taking any notice.
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"I've sent 50 emails and no-one has come back to me.
"What do I do? I'm being ignored. I'm asking to be put in something which is self-contained. I hope we can move as soon as possible."
In one room there is a double bed and a bunk bed – but no space for cots – while the other room has one double and two single beds.
In a bid to help the family, the council offered Rebecca an attic room which she said wasn't suitable because of the stairs.
"My son said 'I'm not going to that prison'," she added. "It's not nice my child is expressing it like this."
"It's an awful situation. I can't handle it anymore and neither can my husband."
A council spokesperson said: "Like all councils dealing with a national housing crisis we would prefer not to have to place homeless people in temporary accommodation.
"We have offered this family alternative accommodation, including rooms within the same building in their current accommodation as well as rooms in a purpose built homeless centre, however they have refused both offers.
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"We will continue to look for more suitable accommodation for this household and will ensure that they are contacted by one of our outreach team who can provide support and advice regarding housing options including renting in the private sector.
"However, Birmingham has a high demand on our waiting list and all offers of permanent accommodation will be made in line with our housing allocation policy."
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