Can i live in my tourer with my 13 year old

Are you talking about a recreational vehicle? I don't know for sure, but I suspect that should not cause you any problems. So long as your son is in school and he is fed, clothed and housed (i.e., you have cooking facilities and personal hygiene facilities)  I don't expect it should cause too much of a problem.

You might want to check with a local housing assistance program in your area; most such programs usually have either an attorney on staff or access to an attorney and someone should be able to advise you of your legal rights and responsibilities.

You could also perhaps see if a local Realtor could help you find the answer to your question. Again, if s/he did not know the answer; s/he might have contacts who would. Good luck!

http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/portal/

bunny, a lot of people are now in your situation, and many of them are living out of their cars and vans.  In the US a lot of people are doing this, and it is legal to do.  I don't know about England.  The hardest part is registering for school without an address.  You could get a post office address so you have a permanent mailing address, but I don't know if that would fit the requirements for registering for school.

    I lived the way you are thinking about for about two years once.  I didn't have to.  I did it because it was enjoyable (of course, I am a single man, not someone with a son to worry about).  I held a steady job, and used my parents address as a mailing address for those years.  It is actually a very efficient lifestyle, just not very roomy.  I think about putting all my stuff in storage and trying it again for a while.

   So, we have to look at the practical aspects of this enterprise.  Do you have someplace(s) to park/camp at that is close to the school, or on a bicycle or public trans route?    I am surfing the West Sussex website as I type this, so I see that caravaning is very possible there, and indeed encouraged.  Whether dogs are allowed in any particular park is something you will have to know.  All the details are buried in the website, and you know your way around the area much better than I could, so you should do the research, not me.

As far as your last questions about your benefits and the council tax, you should ask the council about that at: http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/your-council/

You can also find more information there about long term camping, and available sites.  Good luck.  This could be a very fun adventure for the five of you, despite being prompted by hard financial times.  It certainly is a beautiful place to camp.

jkgrandma, they mean RV when they say caravan.  I know we think of a caravan as a group of vehicles.   I checked out some pictures of West Sussex style camping, and it is sweet. 

I hope the whole picture made it in, and not just the "ranger's" house.  It looks like home to me.  Nope, it didn't.  Oh, well, you can visit http://www.longacrescamping.co.uk/  to see the picture and more like it.