Council housing

Richie-from-the-Boro

There's a thread here that covers most factual info.

Housing

Band A - high care or support needs / high medical needs [ Multiple housing need ]
Band B - you need to move to give or receive essential support in daily living / you have high medical needs [ High housing need ]
Band C - you want to move to give or receive care or support / you need to move for medical reasons [ Low housing / medical need ]
Band D - you want to move as part of a mobility scheme [ Non-urgent housing ]

Needs / High Medical

An assessor will decide if your household has high medical needs. The type of issues seen as high medical needs are:

- not being able to get to basic facilities like the bedroom or bathroom because of mobility problems
- having a degenerative or a terminal condition and your home is no longer suitable because you need a ground floor or adapted property
- your home is affecting your mental health and you urgently need help from the mental health services

Needs / Low Medical

An assessor will decide if your household has low medical needs. The type of issues seen as low medical needs are:

- having problems getting up your stairs or getting to the facilities in your home but still having full use of your home
- your home is not helping your mental health problems; this could be due to harassment or poor housing conditions that cannot be improved

How the decision is made

Information you give on your application form / if it is relevant they talk to your social workers, doctors / occupational therapist or other people who support you to get more information about your housing or medical issues

Band Change

Your band will change if your housing need changes. You must let them know about any changes in circumstances in writing.Generally time spent waiting for a property will not mean that you move up a band.

Careful_with_that_Axe

I had no idea about the HB covering two properties for the time it took to move! That will be a god send for me as I am currently in "temporary" accommodation and have been terrified about the process of having to move fast and finding the money for removals.

OP, I was in a similar position to you (except I don't have children). I made an appointment to go in and see Housing Officer to discuss things as I was getting nowhere. I was very lucky in that they argreed to take on housing responsibility for me and an adapted property (albeit a temporary one) just happened to become available a couple of days later. OK, 25 mins drive from "my" area, but the difference it has made to my life has been amazing.
Good luck!

Anubis_2

I am currently on a list, but also found out I " may " be able to get assistance from the armed forces as my husband has served for a few years. Whether it makes a real difference, who knows, and I will cope if I stay, but housing with no stairs would be very much a blessing and would mean I will be less confined to my bedroom.

Like another poster in this thread, I would not want a ground floor flat though, already been through a nightmare neighbour scenario which caused so many problems I was in hospital for six months.

Thankfully where I am, I have the best neighbours ever!