Offers of housing are only made to persons approved under this initiative who are not subject to restricted release conditions such as day/early release. Details of these conditions can be confirmed by the Housing Pathways worker. an offer is made in error prior to release from prison, the offer is cancelled and the application maintained on the register. No response to letter Where an applicant does not respond to an offer of housing or an eligibility check, the offer is cancelled and the application is removed from the register. For information about reviving applications after an applicant makes contact, refer to the register’s Assessing and managing applications operational guidelines. Deferring offers Register of Interest applications Applicants may remove their application from the register prior to or after an offer of housing is made. If the applicant decides to their application after their household details have been confirmed and the property address has been given to them, the offer is considered reasonable and is recorded as a refused offer. Priority access applications If a Priority access applicant requests to defer an offer, or is unable to accept an offer of housing due to one of the following circumstances: in hospital temporarily in a nursing home undergoing drug or alcohol rehabilitation in prison, The offer is cancelled with Tenancy and Property Manager (VPS5 or above) approval, and their application is removed from the register. For information about reviving applications after an applicant makes contact to advise they are now able to receive an offer, refer to the register’s Assessing and managing applications operational guidelines. Reasonable offers of housing If the property on offer meets the applicant’s housing needs, i.e. preferred area, bedroom size, special accommodation requirements, etc., and appears that they are eligible to accept the offer (verbal advice of income, assets, etc.), the applicant is advised of the property address, and the offer is counted as a reasonable offer after the applicant is provided the opportunity to walk through the property. Note: The applicant must be the person to walk through the offered property and make any subsequent decisions in relation to the No other household members (e.g. spouses, joint applicants) are entitled to make decisions regarding the application, such as acceptance or refusal of offers. If the applicant has an approved support provider or representative acting on their behalf, they should also be contacted to be part of the offer process.
Offers of housing are only made to persons approved under this initiative who are not subject to restricted release conditions such as day/early release. Details of these conditions can be confirmed by the Housing Pathways worker. an offer is made in error prior to release from prison, the offer is cancelled and the application maintained on the register. No response to letter Where an applicant does not respond to an offer of housing or an eligibility check, the offer is cancelled and the application is removed from the register. For information about reviving applications after an applicant makes contact, refer to the register’s Assessing and managing applications operational guidelines. Deferring offers Register of Interest applications Applicants may remove their application from the register prior to or after an offer of housing is made. If the applicant decides to their application after their household details have been confirmed and the property address has been given to them, the offer is considered reasonable and is recorded as a refused offer. Priority access applications If a Priority access applicant requests to defer an offer, or is unable to accept an offer of housing due to one of the following circumstances: in hospital temporarily in a nursing home undergoing drug or alcohol rehabilitation in prison, The offer is cancelled with Tenancy and Property Manager (VPS5 or above) approval, and their application is removed from the register. For information about reviving applications after an applicant makes contact to advise they are now able to receive an offer, refer to the register’s Assessing and managing applications operational guidelines. Reasonable offers of housing If the property on offer meets the applicant’s housing needs, i.e. preferred area, bedroom size, special accommodation requirements, etc., and appears that they are eligible to accept the offer (verbal advice of income, assets, etc.), the applicant is advised of the property address, and the offer is counted as a reasonable offer after the applicant is provided the opportunity to walk through the property. Note: The applicant must be the person to walk through the offered property and make any subsequent decisions in relation to the No other household members (e.g. spouses, joint applicants) are entitled to make decisions regarding the application, such as acceptance or refusal of offers. If the applicant has an approved support provider or representative acting on their behalf, they should also be contacted to be part of the offer process.
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