Sorry to hear about all that, mate. The thought of it happening to someone in such a rich society as ours honestly makes me pretty angry.
Are there no family or friends you can move in with just until you're able to get something sorted out? I know it might mean swallowing your pride to ask but you would do the same if one of them came to you and you could help, right? Also, there are charities designed to help with these sorts of situations. It will depend on what is available in your area but you might be able to get advice and help in coming to an agreement with your landlord or short term help with paying rent, failing that they might help with alternative temporary accommodation or, at the very least, emergency food parcels to tide you over. Groups are there to help people in your situation; it's what they're designed for and there is no need to be embarrassed if you've a genuine need. Everyone needs a hand sometimes.
You also need to go to a Citizens Advice Bureau, get hold of the councilor for your ward, write to your MP or better yet meet them if they're holding a surgery soon (parliament isn't in session so you might get lucky and find them doing constituency work) and get on the phone to the DWP again - make your circumstances clear to all of them and demand what you're entitled to. I'm sure you're sick of dealing with these people but they will try to do something if you make it clear that you won't have anywhere to go very soon. You're entitled to disability and housing benefit and you need to make sure that they know you're aware of that. Write to the local paper about how unhelpful they've been if you need to - bad press has a tendency to get things moving.
Whatever happens, good luck. I'll look forward to you coming back here when things are looking a bit more stable for you.
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