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What are my chances of being rehoused?
What are my chances of being rehoused?
As at 1 April 2011 we had 8324 registered applicants, and we re-let about 400 vacancies each year. We would like to be able to help everyone who applies to us. However, because of the housing shortage in the borough, unless you have a high priority, or require housing for which there is a lower demand, such as sheltered housing or a property on a high floor level, your chances of housing are small.
To give you an indication of your chances of being offered a home, we publish the priority band and priority date of the applicants we let all advertised homes to.
Number of Lettings by bedroom size and band April 2008 to March 2009
|
Sheltered* Age 55+ studio |
Sheltered Age 55+ 1 bedroom |
Sheltered Age 55+ Total |
General purpose studio or 1 bedroom |
2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4+ bedrooms | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Band A |
3 |
18 |
21 (34) |
15 (73) |
20 (27) |
5 (7) |
1 (7) |
62 (148) |
|
Band B |
1 |
9 |
10 (11) |
51 (173) |
95 (215) |
30 (151) |
7 (85) |
193 (635) |
|
Band C |
22 |
31 |
53 (205) |
34 (1772) |
58 (819) |
7 (451) |
0 (216) |
152 (3463) |
|
Band D |
8 |
3 |
11 (311) |
0 (1419) |
0 (1021) |
0 (576) |
0 (187) |
11 (3454) |
|
Total |
34 |
61 |
95 (561) |
100 (3437) |
173 (2082) |
42 (1125) |
8 (495) |
418 (7700) |
*Sheltered housing for older people