Hey there Missus,
I'm sorry to hear your brother is having such difficulties.
You don't mention _why_ your brother has no place to live. Is he suffering from an addiction? Does he become violent and abusive? Why was he living with his g/f's parents for a whole year instead of getting a place of his own. A whole year is plenty of time to get some kind of job and a roomate to share a small apartment. I guess you call them flats over on your side of the pond.
You say that you agree with your mother that he is not your responsibility. That sounds like your brother is in this trouble out of his own choosing, am I right in that.
Ultimately, the guideline that I follow is what al-anon suggests. I do for others _only_ what they cannot do for themselves. Anything else is just enabling.
Following that guideline, is your brother able to find work and a place to live on his own, if he were to choose to do so?
Mike
