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Current Band

New Band Criteria

  A*

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

A*

Leaving care of the LA children’s service

A

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

A

Identified as high-risk victims (MARAC)

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)

A

Suddenly lose their home as a result of a disaster

Identified by Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service

A

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

A

Determined by the Local Authority, ( not intentionally homeless)

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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

Severely overcrowded due to lacking 3 or more bedrooms

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

B*

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

B

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

B

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

B

Move on from short term supported housing

B

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

B

 move on medical or welfare grounds.

B

2 bedrooms lacking.  Change to age criteria for bedroom assessment

B

Property in disrepair as verified by an Environmental Officer or Equivalent

B

 Underoccupancy

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.

B

Access specialised medical treatment

B

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

B

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

C*

Overcrowding by One Bedroom

C

General Housing need  - no preference identified

Applicants who have reached their limit for refusals  or who have not bid in the times allowed 

Non Qualifying 

Homeowners or former homeowners with equity over £16k

Non Qualifying 

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

Non Qualifying

 Applicants who have 2 months rent arrears or housing costs and have not set up a payment arrangment and repaid 3 months of payments 

Non Qualifying 

Applicants who are guilty of unaccaptable behaviour or have breached their tenancy agreement 

Not Eligible

Applicants who do not curently live in Warrington and do not  have a local connection to Warrington