How your application is assessed 

Your housing application is assessed using a “banding” system. There are three bands or categories you can come into depending on the information you provide in your application form. These are:

  • Band 1 - Urgent Need to Move - For applicants in extreme or life threatening situations as a result of their housing or directly linked to their housing situation. Subject to time limit and review.
  • Band 2 - Need to Move - For applicants in a high need but not emergency or life threatening.
  • Band 3 - Community and Employment - For applications where people want to be near family/friends, or seeking employment.

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