The Bands
Those accepted onto the Register will be placed in one of 5 Bands in accordance with the Cumbria Choice Policy.
Band A - Urgent Need
- Exceptional need
- Statutory overcrowded
- Statutory homeless - priority need
- Unfit housing
- Abuse/violence/harrassment
Band B - High Need
- Two or more* from Band C
- Move on from supported housing
- Care leavers via Social Services
- 16-17 yrs old via Social Services
- Homeless prevention option
- Under occupation of 2 or more bedrooms - social landlord tenant only
Band C - Medium Need
- Non-priority homeless
- Homeless prevention option
- Medical need*
- Employment purposes/give or recieve support*
- Assessed as overcrowded by Cumbria Choice policy*
- Under occupation by 1 bedroom -social landlord tenant only*
- Existing social housing tenants suffering financial hardship as a result of housing benefit changes under The Welfare Reform Act*
- Non-social housing tenants suffering financial hardhsip where re-housing through Cumbria Choice will alleviate their situation
- Unsatisfactory housing -where at least one Category 1 hazard has been identified by the Local Authority*
Band D+ - Low Need
- Assessed as low housing need but have met Partnership Cummunity Contribution criteria e.g. voluntary work, member of a tenants'group, transfer tenant with a positive tenancy history, pre-tenancy qualificationor in employment.
Band D - Low Need
- Assessed as having low housing need.
Band E - Reduced Priority
Households will have a reduced priority when:
- Rent arrears or other hosuing related debt
- Breach of tenancy conditions
- Transfer applicant - property not to standard
- No local connection
- Sufficient financial resources
- Refusal of 2 reasonable offers in last 12 months
- Starter/probationary tenant
- Under 18 yrs unless meet criteria for offer of accommodation
