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Prioritising Applications Apr 14
How are bids prioritised?
Melton Homes uses a banding scheme to prioritise applications in accordance with housing need.
All housing applications received for rented accommodation will be assessed and placed in one of 4 bands. The table below sets out the banding scheme and gives examples of those applicants who would be eligible to be placed in each band.
Priority Housing Need |
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Homeless Households to whom the Council has a statutory duty under section 193 of the housing act 1996 to secure accommodation |
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Emergency medical need |
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Emergency welfare need |
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Complex housing need |
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Management need |
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Displaced agricultural workers |
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High Housing Need |
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| Has 2 or more Medium Housing Need categories | |
| Homeseekers where there is overcrowding by two or more bedrooms short of the assessed need | |
| In supported accommodation and approved for move-on or independent living | |
| Under-occupying social housing which is in high demand | |
| Under-occupying a home and affected by Welfare Reform | |
Medium Housing Need |
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| Other homeless households | |
| Poor housing conditions | |
| Medical need affected by housing | |
| Welfare need affected by housing | |
| Insecure accommodation | |
Low Housing Need |
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| Homeseekers with security of tenure and no welfare or medical need | |
| Owes a housing related debt greater than £300 and has a payment plan in place which is being met | |
| Guilty of behaviour which affects suitability to be a tenant | |
| Only interested in Homebuy / Shared ownership options | |
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Deliberate worsening of housing circumstances to get higher priority |
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Social housing tenants outside of the Leicestershire scheme with a local connection to the sub region but no welfare, medical or exceptional need to move |
Refer to the Leicestershire Choice Based Lettings Allocations Policy for further detailsOnce bids have been received against each property home seekers in each band will be placed in date order. The applicant with the oldest date will normally have the highest priority. The date that is normally used for matching home seekers to properties is their registration date with Melton Homes or the date the home seeker moved into a higher housing need band.