Local authority housing

Information and advice from other websites

• Finding accommodation - local authority

  Explains the rules on who can qualify for local authority housing.

  From: Adviceguide from Citizens Advice

• Council waiting lists

  Explains who is eligible for council housing, how to apply and how the council decides who to house first. These rules can also apply to people applying for a housing association or housing co-op home in the area, and to existing council tenants who want a transfer. (England only.)

  From: Shelter

• Challenging waiting list decisions

  Information about what to do if you are unhappy about a decision that has been made about your application for council or housing association accommodation.

  From: Shelter

• Frequently asked questions - council house waiting list

  Explains what you can do to speed things up if you've been on the waiting list for council housing for a long time (England only)

  From: Adviceguide from Citizens Advice

• Council and housing association housing

  Information about rented housing that may be available either from the Council (Local authority) or a housing association. Explains how to apply for it and who is likely to be made an offer. It also describes what to do if you want to move to another local authority area.

  From: Age UK

• Unsuitable council accommodation

  If you apply to the council for help as a homeless person, it may have to provide you with temporary accommodation. Information on how you can take action against a council that provides you with unsuitable accommodation.

  From: Shelter

• Settled housing for homeless people

  If the council provides temporary accommodation for you , you can normally stay until the council arranges settled accommodation. This could be a council tenancy, a housing association tenancy or a tenancy with a private landlord. This only applies to England.

  From: Shelter

• Choice-based lettings

  Information about choice-based lettings (CBL) schemes, which are designed to introduce an element of choice for people who apply for council and housing association homes. Choice-based lettings allow people applying for a home (including existing tenants who want a transfer) to bid for properties which become available on a points-based system.

  From: Shelter

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