New Priority Band Table

 

 

 

 

 

 Table explaining what Band you will be placed into under the new allocations policy:

Current Band

Current Band

New Band

Notes

Band 1 Reasonable

Local Authority (full duty)

  A*

Local Authority full duty, not intentionally homeless and have priority need-

Band 1 Additional

Applicants who have been looked after children

A*

Leaving care of the LA children’s service

 

Band 1 Additional

Applicants who have been former care leavers

A

Former care leavers or the LA who are in housing need up to the age of 25

Band 1 Additional

Victims of Domestic Abuse

A

Identified as high-risk victims (MARAC)

Band 1 Additional

 

Applicants who need to move immediately due to domestic abuse, extreme violence or extreme harassment will be awarded additional preference. This includes hate crime, disability, racial, homophobic or transgender harassment and will be awarded for exceptional circumstances where there is a high risk to the tenant or their family’s safety if they remain in the property/area and they therefore require an immediate move.

 

A

New policy states -victims of Racial harassment (with violence or serious threats of violence)

Hate Crime

Witnesses of crime at risk (with violence or serious threats of violence)

Band 1 Additional
  • People that need to move due to a fire or flood, or severe storm damage to their home
  • Loss of home as a result of a disaster e.g. fire/safety required to leave their home

A

Suddenly lose their home as a result of a disaster

Identified by Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service

Band 1 Additional

Demolition / Compulsory Purchase Order

A

Those who require rehousing due to CPO and or subject to LA approved regeneration Policy  –

Band 1 Reasonable

Homelessness (relief)

A

Determined by the Local Authority, ( not intentionally homeless)

Band 1 Reasonable

Forces Applicants

A

New policy band A -Former members of the UK Regular Armed forces

 Serving members  of UK regular armed forces (6 months prior to discharge )

Serving members of regular UK forces who need to move due to serious injury, medical condition or disability

Serving or former members of the Reserve Forces who need to move due to serious injury, medical condition or disability

Bereaved spouses and civil partner of members of the  UK Armed Forces leaving AF accommodation as a result of their spouse death

Band 1 Additional

Demolition / Compulsory Purchase Order

A

Those who require rehousing due to CPO and or subject to LA approved regeneration Policy  –

Band 1 Additional

Discharge from hospital, previous property unsuitable – transitional

A

Planned discharge from hospital is imminent and no accommodation available to them which is reasonable for them to occupy -

Band 1 Additional

Life threatening condition, require urgent move

A

New policy states life threatening OR expected to be terminal and rehousing Is required due to detrimental effects caused by present accommodation

      

Band 1 Reasonable

Statutory Overcrowding

A

Severely overcrowded due to lacking 3 or more bedrooms

Band 2

Foster carers/Adoption

A

New policy band A-  Persons approved by the LA as foster carers or to adopt who need to move to a larger home in order to look after a child under the care of the LA- inc those who require a larger property in order to secure Special Guardianship or Child Arrangement order

Band 1 Reasonable

Homelessness prevention

B*

Threatened with homeless, owed the (prevention) section 195 Duty .

 

NEW CRITERIA

Applicants with specialist support requirements

B

Medical /welfare grounds for move >  – need to be near medical /social care facilities on medical or social care grounds

Band 1 Reasonable

Elderly in private rent flats or flats above ground floor- no lift

B

Change to Policy now elderly in private rent accommodation- any property type

Band 1 Additional

Moving on from supported living

B

Move on from short term supported housing

Band 1 Reasonable

Domestic Abuse

B

Victims of domestic abuse (with the exception of applicants assessed via the MARAC which are band A)

Band 1 Reasonable ?

Severe Medical Need

B

 move on medical or welfare grounds.

Band 1 Reasonable

Severe Overcrowding

B

2 bedrooms lacking.  Change to age criteria for bedroom assessment

    

Band 1 Reasonable

Unsatisfactory housing conditions or without access to facilities Occupying insanitary housing or otherwise living in unsatisfactory housing conditions

B

Property in disrepair as verified by an Environmental Officer or Equivalent

Band 2

Under-occupancy

B

New Policy Band B

N/A

Need to move to particular locality where failure to meet the need would cause hardship

B

For Example:

  • Victims of racial harassment or hate crime – Protected Characteristics,
  • Witnesses of Crime or victims of crime who would be at risk of intimidation if they remained in their current home.
  • Escaping anti social behaviour
  • Give or receive care where current geographic circumstances limit the ability to do this.
  • Take up particular employment, education or training opportunity and in respect of transfer applications to be closer to work.

 

 

 

 

New Criteria

Access specialised medical treatment

B

Need to move to Warrington to meet needs

Band 2 (not assessed by U1R )

Financial Hardship

B

Only where HB restrictions or other constraints on income from benefits which would result in Financial Hardship

 

Band 2

Non urgent social Need

B

Move to Band B – move to particular locality – hardship grounds

No relationship breakdown criteria in policy

 

Band 2

         Overcrowded

    lacking one bedroom

C*

New Policy band

 

 

 

 

Band 2

No Housing need

C

General Housing need  - no preference identified

Band 2

Previous history of ASB

NQ

Disqualified or band according to need

                      

Band 2

Perpetrator of DA

NQ

Disqualified

                      

Not Eligible

Homeowners or former homeowners with equity over £16k

NQ

Disqualified unless exceptional circumstances – see Policy section

Band 2

Applicants who have been allocated social rented housing via Under One Roof within 12 months of new application

NQ

Disqualified unless exceptional circumstances – see Policy section

Band 2

Applicants from A, B who have exhausted their right to refuse an allocation of social rented housing (see section 5.15) and those in Band A and B who have not bid as follows :

 

 

Applicants will remain in Band D for a period of 12 months from date of final refusal

 

Band A not bid for 6 weeks

Band B not bid for 12 weeks

 

 

 

 

Not Eligible

Housing debts

 

Disqualified or band according to housing needs if an exceptions such as DA