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The Council manage just over 3,000 homes. However, because the demand for homes is greater than the supply, we run a Housing Register. If you are eligible, you can apply to be put on the waiting list.
There are 3 stages:
To join our Housing Register, you must meet our eligibility criteria.
Who can join the Housing Register – Eligibility
Most applicants will be eligible to join the register, but there are some exceptions.
The following will not qualify to join the register:-
- Applicants who own or jointly own a property or land with or without a
mortgage, (including shared ownership, leasehold etc.) in the UK or
elsewhere will not qualify to join the housing register unless exceptional
circumstances apply. - Applicants or a member of their household who have purchased a property under the right to buy and has disposed of this asset by way of sale or gift to any other person will not qualify to join the housing register for a period of five years following the disposal of the property subject to otherwise being an eligible and qualifying person.
- Applicants living outside of the UK
- Applicants including those for retirement living or general needs housing who have over £50,000 in assets.
- Applicants whose housing costs are less than 25% of their income
- Applicants with no local connection to the Wealden District
- Applicants whose behaviour means we think they would not be able to satisfactorily manage a tenancy, for example, those with rent arrears or a history of anti-social behaviour.
Section 3 of our Allocations Policy includes further details of people who will not be eligible. Here you can find our Housing Allocations Policy Key Facts.
How to apply to join the housing register
To apply to join the Council’s housing register, you will need to complete an application online at Sussex Homemove .
If you don’t have access to the internet, you can use the internet free of charge at the Council offices or most libraries.
If you apply for housing, but you do not qualify, you will receive a letter explaining the reason and have the right to request a review of the decision.
Once you have submitted your online housing application, you will be asked to provide information to support what you have said. For example this may include payslips, bank statements, Universal Credit/Housing Benefit entitlement, photo ID as well as any supporting documentation from other agencies. This list is not exhaustive. Once we receive all the supporting information we asked for, it will take around sixteen weeks to register your application. If you do not provide the required supporting information you will not receive an offer of accommodation despite being able to bid on individual properties.
Allocation of Homes – Priority Banding and Bedroom Categories
Once you have been assessed, you will be put into a priority banding (as per section 6 of our Allocations Policy) and bedroom category (as per section 5 of our Allocations Policy). If you feel you have been placed in the wrong priority band or bedroom category you can request a review. This attachment provides guidance on requesting a review of your bedroom entitlement or banding
We also operate a Parish Lettings Policy which aims to sustain and support rural communities by ensuring that housing in a rural parish is allocated to those applicants who have a local connection with that parish. It applies to all parishes in Wealden except lettings in Hailsham, Polegate, Uckfield or Crowborough (see Appendix A of our Allocations Policy).
Changes to your situation
Once you have applied for housing you are legally required to tell us about any changes in your situation as these can affect your housing application. You can let us know about these, or discuss your situation by emailing: housingallocations@wealden.gov.uk or by calling 01323 443322.
If you apply for housing, but you do not qualify, you will receive a letter explaining the reason and have the right to request a review of the decision.
Once you have submitted your online housing application, you will be asked to provide information to support what you have said. Once we receive all the supporting information we asked for, it will take around sixteen weeks to register your application. If you do not provide the required supporting information you will not receive an offer of accommodation despite being able to bid on individual properties.
Allocation of Homes – Priority Banding and Bedroom Categories
Once you have been assessed, you will be put into a priority banding (as per section 6 of our Allocations Policy) and bedroom category (as per section 5 of our Allocations Policy). If you feel you have been placed in the wrong priority band or bedroom category you can request a review. This attachment provides guidance on requesting a review of your bedroom entitlement or banding
We also operate a Parish Lettings Policy which aims to sustain and support rural communities by ensuring that housing in a rural parish is allocated to those applicants who have a local connection with that parish. It applies to all parishes in Wealden except lettings in Hailsham, Polegate, Uckfield or Crowborough (see Appendix A of our Allocations Policy).
Changes to your situation
Once you have applied for housing you are legally required to tell us about any changes in your situation as these can affect your housing application. You can let us know about these, or discuss your situation by emailing: housingallocations@wealden.gov.uk or by calling 01323 443322.
If you apply for housing, but you do not qualify, you will receive a letter explaining the reason and have the right to request a review of the decision.
Once you have submitted your online housing application, you will be asked to provide information to support what you have said. Once we receive all the supporting information we asked for, it will take around sixteen weeks to register your application. If you do not provide the required supporting information you will not receive an offer of accommodation despite being able to bid on individual properties.
Allocation of Homes – Priority Banding and Bedroom Categories
Once you have been assessed, you will be put into a priority banding (as per section 6 of our Allocations Policy) and bedroom category (as per section 5 of our Allocations Policy). If you feel you have been placed in the wrong priority band or bedroom category you can request a review. This attachment provides guidance on requesting a review of your bedroom entitlement or banding
We also operate a Parish Lettings Policy which aims to sustain and support rural communities by ensuring that housing in a rural parish is allocated to those applicants who have a local connection with that parish. It applies to all parishes in Wealden except lettings in Hailsham, Polegate, Uckfield or Crowborough (see Appendix A of our Allocations Policy).
Changes to your situation
Once you have applied for housing you are legally required to tell us about any changes in your situation as these can affect your housing application. You can let us know about these, or discuss your situation by emailing: housingallocations@wealden.gov.uk or by calling 01323 443322.
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If you require additional support with applying for social housing please email Housing Options at housingoptions@wealden.gov.uk
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