Rehousing targets
To make the most effective use of the limited number of properties available, we have yearly rehousing targets for each of the main groups applying for housing in Kingston. These targets apply to council housing and housing association properties for which the Council can nominate the tenant.
We may therefore advertise certain homes as only available to particular customer categories, in order to ensure that these targets are achieved.
Customer categories
- First time applicants.
- Accepted homelessness duty.
- Council and other housing association tenants.
- Other.
With the exception of sheltered housing, we are unable to house very many first time applicants. About half (50%) of all allocations are to homeless people who are living in temporary housing that has been provided as part of the Council’s legal responsibilities. About a quarter (25%) are given to either council or housing association tenants who move out of housing which can then be offered to another needy household.
Housing associations also use the Kingston Housing Register and everyone who applies will be considered for vacant properties in the same way that council tenancies are offered.
Some housing associations let a small number of their properties, which the Council is not entitled to select the tenant for, to applicants from their own list. Housing associations may have separate priorities for rehousing people and their own method of assessment.