Home Choice - Allocations Policy (Summary)
Types of Property Offered
Most Choice and reasonable preference properties are allocated according to the criteria in the table. Sometimes we may be able to offer some flexibility when allocating Choice properties.
Family Size |
Property Type |
| Single person (non elderly) |
1 Bed Flat/Bedsit |
| Single elderly person/disabled person |
1 Bed Flat
1 Bed Bungalow
1 Bed Sheltered Flat
1 Bed Sheltered Bungalow
Sheltered Bedsit |
| Couple without children |
1 Bed Flat |
| Elderly couples/disabled people |
1 or occasionally 2 Bedroom Bungalow/Flat
(where a 2nd Bedroom is justified)
Sheltered Accommodation Flat / Bungalow |
| Families with a child expected,1 child or 2 children of the same sex |
2 Bedroom House
2 Bedroom Maisonette
2 Bedroom Flat with entrance at ground floor |
Families with 2 children of opposite sex (1 over the age of 5)
Families with 3 children
Some families with 4 children (dependent on sex and ages)
|
3 Bedroom House
3 Bedroom Maisonette
|
Some families with 4 children (dependent on sex and ages)
Families with over 4 children
|
4 or 5 Bedroom House (depending on the number of children) |
Allocations Policy
Policy Statement
About Home Choice
Applying for rehousing with Home Choice
Eligibility for rehousing
16/17 year olds
Out of town applicants
How Home Choice works
Reviewing Immediate and Urgent Need
Local Allocations Policies
Assignments and Successions
Joint Tenants
Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity
