NottinghamSR Homesearch

Band 1 - Urgent Need

You have a permanent (life-long or terminal) or chronic medical condition, illness or disability and as a result are unable to continue to occupy your current accommodation.

 Examples include:

• Hospital discharge where the applicant cannot return home
• Applicant is unable to access essential parts of their home e.g. bathroom, kitchen
• Accommodation is assessed as being life threatening to the applicant

You are a tenant of Broxtowe, Gedling or Rushcliffe Borough Council or a partner RP who lives in the Borough and must leave your home as a result of a regeneration scheme, major repair or demolition/clearance (Please note this applies to Council/Registered Social Landlord tenants only).

Your home is subject to Environmental Health Action such as statutory overcrowding or your home has a category 1 hazard under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which cannot be resolved and is likely to lead to homelessness.

You are a tenant who lives in Broxtowe, Gedling or Rushcliffe Borough Council or a partner RP and are unable to return to your tenancy due to extensive works required following a fire or flood (Please note this applies to Council/Registered Social Landlord tenants only).

Your current accommodation is overcrowded by two bedrooms or more.

You are a tenant of a property with two or more bedrooms and you are willing to move to a one-bedroom home or to a property with two bedrooms less than your current property. (Please note this applies to Council/Registered Social Landlord tenants only).

You are an applicant who has to move from temporary accommodation provided by the Council because another applicant needs the accommodation.

You have been accepted as homeless by Broxtowe, Gedling or Rushcliffe Borough Council and have been in temporary accommodation for more than 12 weeks after receiving your homelessness decision (you will then be given 6 weeks in Band One before a property is allocated to you in discharge of the Council’s duties).

You are experiencing significant violence or threats of violence in your current home (including racial, homophobic and domestic violence) and you cannot remain there. A senior officer will only award this category after referral or advice from the relevant organisations such as the Police.

Band 2 - High Need

You have been assessed as homeless and the Council has a duty to house you.

You are threatened with homelessness within the next 8 weeks through no fault of your own.

You are experiencing some risk of violence or threats of violence in your current home (including racial, homophobic and domestic violence) and you cannot remain there.  A senior officer will only award this category after referral or advice from the relevant organisations such as the Police.

You are nearing your 18^th birthday and are due to leave the care of the Local Authority.

You are ready to move on to independent living from supported accommodation that has been agreed by your support provider.

Your household is subject to gender overcrowding. This is defined as:

- A child aged 10 or over who has to share a bedroom with a child/adult of the opposite sex

- A child aged 10 or over who has to share a bedroom with their parent/parents

You are a tenant of Broxtowe, Gedling or Rushcliffe Borough Council or a partner RP and live in a property, which is too big for your needs by one bedroom, and you are willing to move to a one-bedroom home. (Please note this applies to Council/Registered Provider tenants only).

Where a statutory succession has taken place but the property is unsuitable for the successor because it is too big or has special adaptations suitable alternative accommodation is being sought.

You wish to ‘succeed’ to a tenancy but you are not eligible. However due to special circumstances, a ‘non-statutory’ succession has been agreed in writing by your landlord.

Band 3 – Moderate Need

You have dependent children aged 16 or under and share facilities with a separate household, friends, or an ex-partner (but not if you are a tenant, joint tenant or owners of the property you occupy).

You have an illness or disability that is made worse by your present home and need a move to improve your condition, but a move is not essential.

You are experiencing hardship in your current accommodation and need a move to improve your situation, but a move is not essential.

You have been assessed by the Council’s Housing Options team as being homeless but not in priority need.

You have been assessed by the Council’s Housing Options team as being intentionally homeless.

Your household is overcrowded by one bedroom.

You have dependent children aged 16 or under and you live in first floor (or above) flats/maisonettes and do not have access to a private garden.

Band 4 - Low Need

You do not have dependent children and share facilities with family, friends, a landlord or an ex-partner (but not if you are a tenant, joint tenant or owners of the property you occupy).

You are a tenant of Broxtowe, Gedling or Rushcliffe Borough Councils or a partner RP and have no other housing need, but wish to move to alternative accommodation.

You are a tenant of private rented accommodation who has no other housing need but wish to move to alternative accommodation.

You own your own home and have been assessed by Housing Options as having sufficient resources to help yourself.

You are serving in the armed forces with more than 8 weeks before you need to leave your accommodation. Once notified of the discharge date, the application will be re-assessed and will be placed into a higher band if the criteria for that band are met.

You do not meet any of the criteria in Bands 1, 2 or 3.