Who can get a home

Anyone can apply to join our housing register but you are more likely to get a home if you have an assessed housing need, already live in a council home or have been on the register the longest.

People with an assessed housing need

75% of our council homes are let to the person we think needs it the most. To decide who needs it the most we use these rules:

  1. the property goes to the person in the highest priority band
  2. the property goes to the person who has been in that band the longest

Example: Charlie, Lou and Sam all bid on the same property.

Charlie is in band A,
Lou is in band A,
Sam is in band B.

Sam does not get the property because they are in a lower band than both Charlie and Lou.

Charlie joined the register 1 year ago but has only been in band A for 6 weeks, Lou joined 3 months ago and has been in band A for 7 weeks. Lou has been in band A longer than Charlie, so Lou is offered the property.

People who want to move council home

10% are reserved for people who already have a council home but want to move because they have a local connection to the area.

 

People who have been waiting the longest

15% of our homes go to the person who has been waiting the longest and has a local connection to the area.

Example: Charlie, Sam and Lou bid on the same property in Yeadon.
 
Lou is in band D, has been on the register for 8 months and works in Yeadon,
Charlie is in band C and has been on the register for 2 years and wants to live in Yeadon because they like the area.
Sam is in band D, has been on the register for 1 year and has family who live in Yeadon.
 
Charlie does not get the property because they do not have a local connection to Yeadon. The property is offered to Sam as they have a local connection to the area, and they have been on the register longer than Lou.