APPENDIX 1: Banding Scheme Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E No Priority for Emergency need to Urgent need to Intermediate need Identified need to Low Level need to Housing move move to move move move Reasonable Preference Applicants with 5 Applicants with 4 Applicants with 3 Applicants with 2 Applicants with 1 Do not meet any Reasonable Preference Reasonable Reasonable Reasonable Reasonable of the criteria for Categories* Preference Preference Preference Preference Reasonable Categories* Categories* Categories* Category* Preference * With the exception of medical or welfare priority Additional Preference Very severe/life Severe need to Moderate need to Mild need to move need to move No need to move threatening need to move on medical or move on medical or on medical or on medical or on medical or move on medical or welfare grounds welfare grounds welfare grounds welfare grounds welfare grounds welfare grounds Children Where a Hospital Discharge Support Sheltered – – move will support a Where a move is Where a move is Accommodation – – family and is the only urgently required required to be Where an actual option to prevent the because the client closer to a relative need has been children from being is bed blocking and to give or receive identified for taken into care and all it is not possible for support that is sheltered other options have them to return to substantial and accommodation as been exhausted their previous ongoing and where opposed to a desire accommodation as the carer is unable it is unsuitable on to travel across Evidence will be Evidence of required from Social medical grounds. Reading medical, Services ideally social/welfare following a case Evidence will be Evidence will be identified at conference or required from the required in sheltered home professionals meeting relation to welfare visit
APPENDIX 1: Banding Scheme Band A Emergency need to move Band B Urgent need to move Band C Intermediate need to move Band D Identified need to move Band E Low Level need to move No Priority for Housing Reasonable Preference Applicants with 5 Reasonable Preference Categories* Applicants with 4 Reasonable Preference Categories* Applicants with 3 Reasonable Preference Categories* Applicants with 2 Reasonable Preference Categories* Applicants with 1 Reasonable Preference Category* Do not meet any of the criteria for Reasonable Preference * With the exception of medical or welfare priority Additional Preference Very severe/life threatening need to move on medical or welfare grounds Severe need to move on medical or welfare grounds Moderate need to move on medical or welfare grounds Mild need to move on medical or welfare grounds need to move on medical or welfare grounds No need to move on medical or welfare grounds Children – Where a move will support a family and is the only option to prevent the children from being taken into care and all other options have been exhausted Evidence will be required from Social Services ideally following a case conference or professionals meeting Hospital Discharge – Where a move is urgently required because the client is bed blocking and it is not possible for them to return to their previous accommodation as it is unsuitable on medical grounds. Evidence will be required from the Support – Where a move is required to be closer to a relative to give or receive support that is substantial and ongoing and where the carer is unable to travel across Reading Evidence will be required in relation to welfare Sheltered Accommodation – Where an actual need has been identified for sheltered accommodation as opposed to a desire Evidence of medical, social/welfare identified at sheltered home visit
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