The law requires that reasonable preference must be given to households in certain housing circumstances. We use a banding system to do this, and this is set out in detail in the Solihull Council Housing Allocation Policy.
Please see below for a summery:
Housing Circumstances | Priority |
Exceptional medical need | A |
Acute overcrowding | A |
Hazardous accommodation | A |
Racial harassment/hate crimes/domestic violence | A |
Vulnerable persons / witness protection tier 1 | A |
Releasing particular Council accommodation | A |
Releasing 2 or more bedrooms in council or housing association property in Solihull | A |
Foster carers | A |
British Armed Forces | A |
Overcrowding | B |
Regeneration / clearance | B |
Statutory homeless | B |
Urgent medical need | B |
Hardship | B |
Children leaving care | B |
Solihull Council tied accommodation | B |
Families in need | B |
Non successors | B |
Special need | B |
Releasing 1 bedroom in Council or housing association property in Solihull | B |
Four need factors | C4 |
Three need factors | C3 |
Two need factors | C2 |
Persons in designated supported accommodation | D |
Vulnerable persons / witness protection tier 2 | D |
Homeless persons other than those owed the full statutory duty | D |
Ex offenders | D |
Households 1 or 2 bedrooms short | D |
Sharing bathroom & / or kitchen and a bedroom short | D |
Vulnerable persons / witness protection tier 3 | E |
Children in flats | E |
Sharing bathroom & / or kitchen with another household and no W/C | E |
Non urgent medical need | E |
Couples without children living separately | E |
Owner occupiers with exceptional circumstances | E |
Council Housing tenants | T |
If you have any queries about our policy, please contact us on 0121 717 1515.