My Homefinder - Lettings Criteria

Lettings Criteria

Each property owned by the Association has clear eligibility criteria for the applicant and their family who should be housed within it.

You can view our full Allocations Policy online.

Applicants can only apply for a property if they meet the eligibility criteria as laid out below.

Property Type	Beds	Occupancy	Disability	Additional information
Bungalow	1	Single person or couple where at least one applicant has a high medical /support need or is over 55 years of age and the allocation of a bungalow is the only way that the applicant’s housing need can be met	Yes	Yes
Bungalow	2	Single person or couple where at least one applicant has a high medical /support need or is over 55 years of age and the allocation of a bungalow is the only way that the applicant’s housing need can be met	Yes	Maximum 2 children (subject to overcrowding limitations) or 1 carer
Bungalow	3	Single person or couple where at least one applicant has a high medical /support need or is over 55 years of age and the allocation of a bungalow is the only way that the applicant’s housing need can be met	Yes	Maximum 4 children or maximum 2 children and 1 carer (subject to overcrowding limitations)

House	1	Single or Couple	Generally no – only in exceptional circumstances
House	2	Single/Couple with minimum 1 dependent child or carer	Generally no – only in exceptional circumstances	Maximum 2 dependents subject to overcrowding limitations
House	3	Single/Couple with minimum 2 dependent children or carers as per 4.5.9	Generally no – only in exceptional circumstances	Maximum 4 dependents subject to overcrowding limitations
House	4	Single/Couple with minimum 3 dependent children or carers as per 4.5.9	Generally no – only in exceptional circumstances	Maximum 6 dependents subject to overcrowding limitations

1st floor flat or above	1	Single/Couple	Generally no – only in exceptional circumstances
1st floor flat	2	Single/Couple + 1 dependent	Generally no – only in exceptional circumstances	Maximum 1 dependent at allocation
Ground flat	1	Single/Couple	Yes	Yes
Ground flat	2	Single/Couple + 1 dependent	Yes	Maximum 1 dependent at allocation Yes if adapted

Retirement Living Apartment	Studio/1 or 2 bed apartment	55 years of age or over	Yes