A MAN has made himself homeless after refusing to pay £900 a month on rent at Worcester’s YMCA.

Jordan Cornes, aged 20, is now living in his car.

He was staying at the charity hostel so he could ‘get back on his feet’ after being made homeless after losing his job.

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However, after starting his new job as an apprentice mechanic in Blackpole Recycling Ltd he said he was forced to pay 40 per cent of his earnings on renting a room per month.

Mr Cornes, from Worcester, moved to the YMCA with his girlfriend, who is 19 weeks pregnant. She is still there.

He said: “I have made myself homeless because I refuse to pay so much money on just a room. The place is disgusting. The money they would be taking away from me was for my baby.”

He claims he found dead rats in the cupboards, the cooker and washing machines did not work, there were drugs in the property and the cleaning is not maintained.

But, a spokesman for YMCA Worcestershire said the accommodation is kept clean daily, staff ensure appliances are working correctly, and there have been no reports of rats inside the property.

Mr Cornes added: “I feel let down. The reason I wanted to go there was to build myself up, but now we have a baby on the way, so I need a job. I am homeless again and back to square one.

A YMCA spokesman said: “We have two supported accommodation schemes within the city since leaving Henwick Road in December 2019. We are always encouraging young people to find employment and regularly offer employment support to residents that live with us. However, when securing employment their rent is likely to increase based on Benefit entitlement. We also offer accommodation specially designed for young people in employment that offers a more affordable rent. We believe in providing safe, secure accommodation for young people in Worcestershire and feedback from our young people is important to ensure we are continually improving what we do.”