My wife still has months to live, but we are homeless and have to sleep in the back of the car because the municipality does not want to give us a house

A father is forced to sleep in the back of his car – away from his wife, who has only months to live.

But despite their situation, the municipality does not want to give the family a house.

Mohammed is sometimes forced to sleep in the back of his Toyota Yaris while the municipality is hunting for a propertyCredit: BPM

Mohammed wants to live as a family, even if only for a short timeCredit: BPM

Mohammed Ali, 32, is forced to sit in the back Toyota Yaris while his wife Sumayah Zaman, 26, and their one-year-old son stay with her mother, who also has serious problems health issues themselves.

Teacher Sumayah has a terminal condition brain cancer and perhaps only a few months left to live.

The family has been waiting for a house for a year Birmingham City council, but nothing is wrong.

Mohammed, who works for a cleaning company, hopes they can live as a family under one roof as long as his wife is alive.

He told the Birmingham Post: “My wife is terminal cancer.

'Initially the municipality did not want to include us in the housing register, not even with her condition.

'They said we didn't meet the criteria.

“We then went to our MP and she got us placed in Band A.

'But since then the municipality has stopped responding. It doesn't help us.

Sumayah will soon have to return to hospital for surgery and Mohammed says doctors have told him she doesn't have long to live.

Mohammed added: “I sleep sometimes in my car. I just want us to be a family, even for a little while.”

He said his wife sometimes stays with her mother, but she has stage four colon cancer and therefore cannot help them as much as she would like.

Mohammed says: “I worked in healthcare and now work as an area manager. My wife was a teacher.

“We've made an effort of a lifetime – it's not like we've been busy advantages. It's just an unfortunate situation we're in right now.”

He said he was trying to hold down his full-time job and care for his wife and son, and had to go to hospital appointments three or four times a week.

Mohammed lived with his parents and planned to save to buy a house.

However, personal reasons and his wife's terminal condition turned their situation upside down.

He claimed he could not reach the council or received no response when he inquired about the property search.

They have also contacted their MP Jess Phillips For assistance.

She helped them get onto band A of the ladder – for people with an extremely urgent need to move – but the municipality has not yet found housing for them.

Birmingham City Council currently has 20,700 households on its housing register, waiting for housing with varying degrees of urgency.

Mrs Philips, the Work MP for Yardley said: “The lack of social housing is a national problem and I support a number of constituents who are struggling to find stable housing.

“This family is in a difficult situation and I have been working with Birmingham City Council in the hope that they can move to a suitable and permanent place as quickly as possible.”

A spokesperson for Birmingham City Council told the press: 'We are very sorry to hear about the housing issues this household is facing.

“Unfortunately, they are not alone, due to the ongoing national crisis Housing crisisThe demand for accommodation in the city has never been higher.

“There are currently over 22,000 households in Birmingham on the housing list – almost 7,000 of which are in band A. There are around 7,000 families looking for a two-bedroom home.

'The shortage of accommodation severely limits the options we can provide to those in need, and we know that many people in the city are in difficult situations, like this family.

“Mr Ali has been admitted to Band A and an officer recently reviewed their case to note the mobility issues they are both experiencing.”

The Sun Online has also contacted the council for comment.