We consider the financial and personal circumstances of you and anyone else in your household.
When considering an application, we will identify the cause of the hardship, look at possible solutions, and decide whether your housing costs can be met from your household income or capital, including savings.
We assess:
- your income and essential expenditure
- your rent liability
- your savings and financial commitments
- the steps you have taken to manage or improve your financial situation
- any risk of homelessness, vulnerability or safeguarding concerns
- any health, disability or urgent personal circumstances
We intend to prioritise support, where needed, for:
- homelessness prevention
- severely disabled residents living in adapted accommodation
- disabled children
- approved or prospective adoptive or foster parents
- residents affected by wider welfare reforms