Housing Needs Register information

Band B

Very High Need to Move

  • A homeless household towards whom WHBC has accepted a main duty, and who are either in temporary accommodation or have been registered as “homeless at home”.
  • A household that WHBC has assessed as meeting the requirements of the main housing duty (to include separated families).
  • A household who has been deemed to have very high social circumstances that are seriously affected by current housing and would be helped with a change of housing.
  • A person or household that has a need to move from care or supported housing, and/or re-housing has been agreed by WHBC under a special quota scheme (subject to a time limit).
  • A tied tenant whom WHBC has a contractual obligation to re-house when their employment ends.
  • A tenant of WHBC or a local RP (that WHBC nominates to) with a dependent child or children, occupying a flat above third floor or a bedsit.
  • A tenant of WHBC or a local RP (that WHBC nominates to), occupying a property where three or more children have to share a bedroom. A tenant of WHBC or a local RP (that WHBC nominates to) where 2 persons of opposite sex both have to share a bedroom, where at least one is over 10 years old. 
  • An ex WHBC tenant whom the Council, at the time the tenancy ended, agreed to re-house at a future date.
  • Applicants who, by joining together to form a single household, will give vacant possession of two properties and/or a local RP property (that WHBC nominates to). 
  • A tenant of WHBC or a local RP (that WHBC nominates to) who is under occupying the property and will be giving up one bedroom. 
  • A tenant of WHBC or a local RP (that WHBC nominates to) who wishes to move from General Needs accommodation to Supported Housing for people over 60 and/or with support needs. This also includes council tenants whose home is due to be decommissioned

Note:

This band also recognises applicants with Composite Housing Need. This is a term given to applicants who have been assessed as either High Medical Priority or lacking two bedrooms (or more) plus at least one other factor from the list under Band ‘C’.