A SINGLE mum living in a one-bedroom flat with her three young children says her mental health is declining as she can't secure a move to a larger council house.

Kayleigh Gillard, 26, says their sleep is disturbed every night as all four of them share the same room in the Bridgwater property.

Kayro, aged four, uses a toddler bed; Rokay, one, shares his mother's bed; and five-week-old Roka is in a Moses basket on the floor.

She says she has had no luck getting Sedgemoor District Council to rehouse them. The council says there is a shortage of three-bed council houses in Bridgwater, which Kayleigh is demanding.

Kayleigh, who has lived in the first floor flat in Coral Court, Mariners Close, for around eight years, said: "I suffer from anxiety and depression and my living situation is getting me down.

"I've been put back on medication for this.

"We have no routine as my little boy is always waking, so I have to be in bed with him until he's settled.

"I'm not even able to have a bath unless my mum's here because I don't feel safe leaving the children.

"I feel like I;m getting nowhere with Homefinder.

"My little girl starts school in September. If I'm still in the flat I'll be unable to take her there.

"Things are only getting worse while I'm living in this situation. My only support is my mum and I need to be close to her."

Her mother, Donna, who also lives in Bridgwater, said: "Kayleigh's crying all the time. She doesn't get out and I have to go and bring her to my home every day so the kids can get out into the garden.

"She can't leave the kids in the flat and take the pram downstairs if she's on her own. She really needs a proper home."

A Sedgemoor District Council spokesperson said it was aware of Kayleigh's case.

She added: "Kayleigh is in the top priority (gold) band.

"However, she is requiring a three-bed house and says she want to stay in Bridgwater.

"Unfortunately, three-bed houses in Bridgwater are very scarce."

She added that the council was unaware that Kayleigh had recently had a third child.