I need advice for my housing situation!!!

Much like my uni (Sunderland), Lincoln has a care-experienced student support system who may be able to help you - most universities are fantastically supportive of students from similar backgrounds to you...find the details here:
https://studentservices.lincoln.ac.uk/health-and-wellbeing/general-wellbeing-advice/care-leavers/

Hi I’m planning on going to BGU BIT university of Lincoln

Hey, I’m a care leaver and I’m planning to start uni in Lincoln soon. Right now I’ve got a council flat in Croydon, but I don’t think I can afford to keep paying rent here and also cover student accommodation while I’m at uni.
Before I moved into shared accommodation, I actually wanted to live on my own. When you’re in foster care, you’re constantly moving around, so when I became a care leaver, I just wanted something secure because I was tired of all the moving. I thought having my own place would give me more peace. But when I got into shared accommodation, I changed my mind and decided I wanted to go uni first before moving out so I started applying to different universities.
Then the council offered me a flat, and I was told that if I didn’t take it, they’d have to take me off the housing waiting list for a while before I could get back on, and I was worried that that would also take away me being priority. I reluctantly took it, thinking I’d probably get into a uni close by anyway.
But I didn’t get into any unis near me. I ended up getting into a university in Lincoln which was actually my first choice and I was really happy about it, but the closer I get to August September, the more I start to feel stressed and worried about what’s going to happen with my housing.
I called Lincoln Council and asked if they support care leavers or students with housing, and they said they don’t anymore because of the pressure it puts on them. They only help care leavers who are under their council, and I’m with Croydon. They said they’d only help if I was homeless — but I’m worried that it’s not guaranteed.
I’ve also been trying to do a swap on HomeSwapper but I haven’t had any luck — no one from Lincoln wants to move to my flat, and it’s already June. I wanted to have everything sorted by August so I could focus on uni in September, but I’ve kind of lost hope that anyone will want my place in time.
I just want to go to uni and not feel like I’m risking everything I’ve built just to get my degree. I’ve worked so hard to even get to this point, and now I feel stuck. I don’t know if I should give up the flat or not. I just need some reassurance and advice. Any advice?

Hey, I’m a care leaver and I’m planning to start uni in Lincoln soon. Right now I’ve got a council flat in Croydon, but I don’t think I can afford to keep paying rent here and also cover student accommodation while I’m at uni.
Before I moved into shared accommodation, I actually wanted to live on my own. When you’re in foster care, you’re constantly moving around, so when I became a care leaver, I just wanted something secure because I was tired of all the moving. I thought having my own place would give me more peace. But when I got into shared accommodation, I changed my mind and decided I wanted to go uni first before moving out so I started applying to different universities.
Then the council offered me a flat, and I was told that if I didn’t take it, they’d have to take me off the housing waiting list for a while before I could get back on, and I was worried that that would also take away me being priority. I reluctantly took it, thinking I’d probably get into a uni close by anyway.
But I didn’t get into any unis near me. I ended up getting into a university in Lincoln which was actually my first choice and I was really happy about it, but the closer I get to August September, the more I start to feel stressed and worried about what’s going to happen with my housing.
I called Lincoln Council and asked if they support care leavers or students with housing, and they said they don’t anymore because of the pressure it puts on them. They only help care leavers who are under their council, and I’m with Croydon. They said they’d only help if I was homeless — but I’m worried that it’s not guaranteed.
I’ve also been trying to do a swap on HomeSwapper but I haven’t had any luck — no one from Lincoln wants to move to my flat, and it’s already June. I wanted to have everything sorted by August so I could focus on uni in September, but I’ve kind of lost hope that anyone will want my place in time.
I just want to go to uni and not feel like I’m risking everything I’ve built just to get my degree. I’ve worked so hard to even get to this point, and now I feel stuck. I don’t know if I should give up the flat or not. I just need some reassurance and advice. Any advice?