How we allocate council houses
When you apply for housing, we'll assess your circumstances and place you into one of 5 groups.
Priority pass groups
| Priority pass | Description |
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| A | - Unintentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness
- Moving from ERC young person's supported housing
- Special cases not covered by the allocation policy
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| B | - Intentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness
- Living in East Renfrewshire or with a local connection and:
- living in unsatisfactory housing or cannot meet housing needs
- a social housing tenant with 2 or more bedrooms than you need
- existing home unsuitable and delaying discharge from hospital
- overcrowded - 2 or more bedrooms less than you need
- has a medical need for more suitable housing
- living in one of our adapted homes and no longer need adaptations
- leaving the Armed Forces
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| C | - Need to move to give or get support
- Live in East Renfrewshire or with local connection and:
- sharing facilities and don't have own bed space
- overcrowded - 1 bedroom less than you need
- a social housing tenant with one more bedroom than you need
- experiencing harassment in current home but safe to stay for a time
- 2 ERC tenants combining to make 1 household
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D | - Live in East Renfrewshire or with local connection and:
- sharing facilities and have own bed space
- has a current home unsuitable for children who sometimes stay overnight but live somewhere else
- lives in a private rented house
- Don't live in East Renfrewshire but want to move here because you:
- work here
- have been offered a job here
- are looking for work here and have proof
- want to be near a relative or carer
- have a social or medical need to live in the area
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E | - No circumstances in A to D apply. Order of priority:
- Lives in East Renfrewshire or with a local connection to area and no housing need
- No local connection and has a medical need for more suitable housing
- No local connection and no medical need for more suitable housing
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Last modified on 27 May 2021
