BARNET has the “worst council” according to a woman trying to get her mentally ill son rehoused closer to her.

Joan Wilson, 66, lives in Park View, Potters Bar, while her son Spencer, 48, lives in Quinta Drive, Barnet, in a house owned by Barnet Homes, who provide housing for Barnet Council, where she says he feels unsafe.

The two live separately to give Mr Wilson, who has learning difficulties and suffers from epileptic fits, some independence and because his mother, a stomach cancer survivor, is too ill to look after him full time alone.

However, he often spends nights in his mother’s house because, according to Ms Wilson, he is scared of his neighbours.

Despite this, she said the council have “constantly ignored” her requests to get her son moved to accommodation nearer to where she lives.

She said: “In the houses the council has put me in, I’ve seen so many neighbours come and go, being rehoused in the city.

“But they ignore everything I say about Spencer. I’ll ring up and most of the time they’re just rude and ignorant.

“He calls me at night saying he’s scared and that they’re being mean to him. They’re taking advantage of him because he’s vulnerable."

Shortly after being diagnosed and treated for cancer in 2002, Ms Wilson moved into her current home and says it would be more suitable for her son.

She said: “I’m still Spencer’s carer so I go over and look after him a lot and it’s hard seeing him so upset in his house.

“I just want the council to listen to us so we can live near to each other in Potters Bar and he can be happy.”

Council bosses said due to data protection, they could not discuss individual cases, but do take residents’ safety seriously and report antisocial behaviour incidents to the police.

Barnet Homes said they are in contact with Mr Wilson about the situation.

A spokesperson, who the company did not name, said: “We consider every housing application request once we have received all necessary documentation.

“We always strive to minimise disruption to people’s lives and take into account people’s needs when offering alternative accommodation. However, we need to offset this against the limited resource of available housing stock, not just in Barnet but across all London boroughs.”