Prioritising Applications

The 5 Lettings Bands are as follows:

Band A - Applicants with Severe / Urgent Needs for Re-Housing:

• Applicants who will be statutorily homeless following assessment by BDC.
• Applicants whose current home is statutorily unfit.
• Applicants whose current property is found to be statutorily overcrowded.
• Applicants where there is immediate threat of severe violence or threat to life.
• Applicants whose current Council property requires major repair works.
• Applicants where there are emergency circumstances, where they can no longer live in their current Council property.
• Applicants, or a member of their family, with severe medical need for re-housing, following assessment by A1 Housing's Medical Panel.
• Applicants with a need for a substantially adapted property.

Band B - Applicants with High Housing Needs:

• Existing BDC tenants where their move would release a high demand property.
• Successor tenants willing to move to a smaller property.
• Family members of deceased BDC tenants, without right of succession, who are willing to move to a smaller property.
• BDC tenants who will release a property with substantial adaptations where they are no longer needed.
• BDC tenants who will release senior citizen accommodation where it is no longer needed.
• Housing applicants who qualify for 3 or more need categories from Band C (see next section).
• Applicants whose re-housing would release a unit of supported accommodation.
• Applicants whose re-housing has been requested under the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements.
• Applicants whose re-housing has been requested by a Nottinghamshire County Council referral under the Children's Act.
• Applicants, or a member of their family, with a high medical need for re-housing, following assessment by A1 Housing's Medical Panel.
• Applicants being discharged from hospital where there is no alternative temporary or permanent accommodation.

Band C - Applicants with Some Housing Needs:

• Families with children aged 10 years or under in a 2nd floor flat or above.
• Senior Citizens aged 60 or over in a 2nd floor flat or above.
• BDC tenants who are releasing at least 1 bedroom by being prepared to move to a smaller preperty.
• Applicants who are in insecure or shared accommodation.
• Applicants whose property is in poor condition and prejudicial to health.
• Applicants living in cramped conditions.
• Applicants who have a substantial need to move in order to give  or recieve support from a relative, friend or carer.
• Applicants, or a member of their family, with some medical need for re-housing, following assessment by A1 Housing's Medical Panel.

Band D - Applicants with Low Housing Needs:

• Applicants who do not qualify in Bands A, B, or C.

Band E - All Other Housing Appplicants:

• Applicants under 60 years of age who currently own or have financial interest in a residential property.
• Applicants who do not live or work in Bassetlaw.
• Owner occupiers over 60 years of age who want to be considered for a property designated for those under 60 years of age.

Applicants in Bands C, D and E will be positioned by the date of their application.

A percentage of properties will be allocated to Bands A, B, C and D. Properties will be allocated to Band E in the absence of suitable applicants from Bands A-D.

Targets for allocation of properties to Bands A - D will be reviewed by A1 Housing on a regular basis to ensure they remain fair and equitable. The purpose of targets is to ensure that applicants in these Bands have an opportunity for re-housing whilst giving preference to applicants in housing need in accordance with the requirements of the Housing Act 1996.

The targets will:

• Provide guidance for allocation throughout the year and will not be rigidly applied on an individual basis.
• Be reviewed by A1 Housing to reflect the number of properties that have become vacant, the number of housing applicants on the Housing Register and their need for re-housing.
• Be set separately for Senior Citizen and General Needs Accommodation.