0300 123 1230 | Opening Hours: 8am - 6pm Mon - Fri . If you have a comment or query about benefits, you will need to contact the government departmentoragency which handles that benefit. You can then track your application, make changes to your circumstances and check you banding in your online account at any time. Allocation of Social Housing in Swansea - Shelter Cymru 4.2 The Council may request supporting information or evidence before finalising an assessment. The maximum is 30 points. Applying for Council Housing by City and County of Swansea - Issuu the need to be near special medical or support services which are available only in a particular area). Domestic abuse often has consequences for the housing situation of those affected and the Council will ensure that all staff adopt a common approach to giving advice, guidance and assistance to customers experiencing domestic abuse. Skill up with our housing and welfare related training and events. Special considerations can also be made such as for those with families or the elderly. Comments or queries about angling can be emailed to anglingcorrespondence@daera-ni.gov.uk. We assist Council and Housing Association Tenants who live in properties that have unfixed. 2.26 If the council has accepted a duty to provide permanent accommodation for a household under homelessness legislation (i.e. If passing that first hurdle, you will then be given login details - featuring a reference number and a memorable date chosen by you - to access the council's service Canfod Catref. Council housing - Swansea Anyone can apply for social rented housing, but you must be called as being in "housing need" to be added to the register. Applicants will be withdrawn from the housing register for up to 12 months following one reasonable offer of accommodation being refused without good reason. In a banding system, the council or housing association puts you in a priority group, called a band, based on your housing needs. Where the property is available on general offer, Where the applicant or tenant has an independently proven need to live in an area and there are no suitable sized flats in that area, Where there are no suitably sized properties in any area, The tenant has clearly indicated to the Councils satisfaction that the lodger is to become a permanent member of their family, or, The tenant has confirmed that the lodger will leave when they transfer. A nomination to an assured tenancy (including assured shorthold tenancy) of accommodation held by a Registered Social Landlord (Housing Association). 5.19 Households who have contact with a child or children for less than 50% of the week will be registered for the additional number of bedrooms that the household requires, depending on individual circumstances. Should this happen, points will be reduced in accordance with this policy. (Tick all that apply), Housing allocation - housing decision complaints, Registering for a Housing Executive or housing association property, dcs.incomingpostteamdhc2@nissa.gsi.gov.uk, customerservice.unit@communities-ni.gov.uk, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Swansea, Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA), Northern Ireland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) enquiry service, contact the relevant government organisation directly, intimidation - points may be awarded if you are at serious and imminent risk, and require immediate rehousing, insecurity of tenure - if you are homeless or threatened with homelessness - the level of points depends on the duty owed, housing conditions - points for poor housing circumstances both in terms of physical conditions and the degree of sharing/overcrowding being experienced, health/social well being assessment - points for a range of health and social well-being circumstances including issues about your mobility in your existing home as well as any social, support and care needs you may have, Travel advice (including self-isolation), Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations contact the, Driver licensing and tests, MOT and vehicle testing. 5.26 Provided it will not constitute statutory overcrowding and should the applicant agree, in certain circumstances the Council will allow a household to overcrowd a property. Thousands of kitchens, bathrooms, doors, windows, roofs and boilers have been replaced in a long-running programme which will cost more than 500 million. You get two more points for every extra year you are on the list, up to 10 points. To this end, support and other appropriate assistance, including the award of additional points, may be offered to tenants who are under-occupying their homes and who wish to move, to encourage moves to more suitable, smaller sized accommodation. We don't have access to information about you. You can get points if you do not have enough bedrooms for everyone in your household. If your application is accepted, you'll go on to a waiting list of people who need a council home. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. A connection can include: Residence for the last 6 months or. 6.4 The formal review under this policy will be carried out by a Senior or Principal Officer based at the Council's Housing Options Service who was not previously involved in the application or assessment. Jack gets 10 points because he only needs one bedroom for himself. Your position on the waiting list is based on the points you get under four main categories: intimidation - points may be awarded if you are at serious and imminent risk, and require immediate rehousing; insecurity of tenure - if you are homeless or threatened with homelessness - the level of points depends on the duty owed