Applicants will be placed into Silver band if they fall into any of the following categories: Medical/Welfare Applicant awarded a 'medium' medical priority. Disrepair Based on the conditions identified by the local authority, it has been shown that your home has Category 1 hazards, Bands A - C (Housing Health & Safety Rating System) that CAN be resolved or reduced to a Category 2 hazard within 6 months and/or has shown that your home has Category 2 hazards, Band D (Housing Health & Safety Rating System).or at least 4 Category 2 Hazards. Lack of bedrooms Applicants who lack one bedroom in their current home. Homeless/Threatened with Homelessness People who are homeless (within the meaning of Part 7 of the 1996 Housing Act as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002). This includes people who are intentionally homeless and those who are not in priority need; People who are owed a (homeless) duty by ANY local authority under section 190(2), 193(2) or 195(2) of the 1996 Act (or under section 65(2) or 68(2) of the Housing Act 1985) or who are living in accommodation secured by ANY housing authority under section 192(3). The letter detailing the outcome of a homeless application will specify whether one of these sections applies; Applicants accepted as homeless or threatened with homelessness under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996, (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002 including Rent (Agricultural) Act Cases will be placed in the silver band. Allocations to homeless households are subject to allocations quotas. Shared Facilities Applicant in accommodation with facilities that are being shared with separate households. This will take precedence over any lack of bedroom requirements. Split Families Applicants who, not by choice are living in separate households due to the lack of suitable accommodation available, and cannot live together and wish to be re-housed and have not been accepted under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002). This includes those who may not have been living as part of the household at the time of the application, but whom it would be reasonable to expect to live with the applicant, as part of his/her household.
Applicants will be placed into Silver band if they fall into any of the following categories: Medical/Welfare Applicant awarded a 'medium' medical priority. Disrepair Based on the conditions identified by the local authority, it has been shown that your home has Category 1 hazards, Bands A - C (Housing Health & Safety Rating System) that CAN be resolved or reduced to a Category 2 hazard within 6 months and/or has shown that your home has Category 2 hazards, Band D (Housing Health & Safety Rating System).or at least 4 Category 2 Hazards. Lack of bedrooms Applicants who lack one bedroom in their current home. Homeless/Threatened with Homelessness People who are homeless (within the meaning of Part 7 of the 1996 Housing Act as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002). This includes people who are intentionally homeless and those who are not in priority need; People who are owed a (homeless) duty by ANY local authority under section 190(2), 193(2) or 195(2) of the 1996 Act (or under section 65(2) or 68(2) of the Housing Act 1985) or who are living in accommodation secured by ANY housing authority under section 192(3). The letter detailing the outcome of a homeless application will specify whether one of these sections applies; Applicants accepted as homeless or threatened with homelessness under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996, (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002 including Rent (Agricultural) Act Cases will be placed in the silver band. Allocations to homeless households are subject to allocations quotas. Shared Facilities Applicant in accommodation with facilities that are being shared with separate households. This will take precedence over any lack of bedroom requirements. Split Families Applicants who, not by choice are living in separate households due to the lack of suitable accommodation available, and cannot live together and wish to be re-housed and have not been accepted under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002). This includes those who may not have been living as part of the household at the time of the application, but whom it would be reasonable to expect to live with the applicant, as part of his/her household.
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