Is Band D good for housing?

D – Reasonable preference: families who are overcrowded. social tenants who are under occupying. where the local authority has declared the home to be below tolerable standard.

What are bands in housing?

The Housing Allocations Scheme uses a banding system to decide who needs housing the most. Band 1 is for people with the greatest priority and Band 4 is for people with the lowest priority. If you are placed in a higher band you will usually be housed quicker than if you are placed in a lower band.

What is band E in council housing?

Housing Needs Bands. When an applicant’s housing need is assessed they will be placed in one of five bands. Applicants in band A will have the highest priority, with applicants in band E the lowest priority.

What does Band 1 housing mean?

Band 1: High priority – for example, people with an urgent need to move due to over-riding medical reasons, and those moving to a smaller home which frees up a larger home for another applicant.

What does B mean on housing list?

The new Housing Allocations Policy will place applicants for housing in a Band from A to C. Band A is for those applicants who have the most urgent or critical housing need. Band B is for those applicants who have a high priority housing need.

How many housing bands are there?

There are four levels of priority for housing which we refer to as Bands. The highest level is Band One, and the lowest level is Band Four.

What is medical priority for housing?

Medical or welfare priority is awarded where the current housing is adversely affecting the health or wellbeing of an applicant, or member of their household, and whereby a move would positively improve their health or wellbeing.

What does housing needs band mean?

HOUSING NEEDS BAND ‘C’ Applicants who are homeless or threatened with homelessness but have been assessed by the Council as having no right to rehousing under the homelessness legislation because they are not in priority need or are considered to have become homeless intentionally.

What does Band E mean?

Band E – applicants who do not have a housing need.

How can I get a housing association house fast?

Ask your council for a list of any housing associations with an open waiting list:

1. Find your council’s contact details on GOV.UK.
2. Contact a Shelter adviser.
3. Contact a Right to Buy agent online or by phone.
4. Search for your local Help to Buy agent.

What does Band C mean on housing list?

Band C is for all applicants on the housing register. Applicants in Band C do not have any priority and are housed in date order from the date their applications were registered. All applicants will be placed in Band C on registration.

How many times can you refuse a council house?

Under current rules, applicants who refuse an offer of social housing more than once in a twelve-month period are suspended from their local authority’s waiting list for a year.

What is Band 4 housing?

Band 4 = Those with a reduced priority in accordance with the Housing Allocation Scheme. Emergency Band = This is a restricted Band for those with a critical/immediate need to move.