Applying For Council Housing
The Council's allocations policy includes a General Housing Register and Transfer Register, both of which are administered from the Grantham office. This is a statutory duty in accordance with the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by Homelessness Act 2002).
In this article:
- How to apply to join the Housing Register and information on our allocations policy
- How to apply to Transfer to another council property for existing council tenants
- The points system
- Offers of accommodation
- The appeals process
The Council deal with the administration of the housing register, the allocation of properties within our Council stock and nominations to registered social landlords. This involves liaison with many different agencies such as the Police, Social Services and Health Departments to ensure that the allocations are as accurate as possible and that the correct support is offered to applicants.
The Council works to ensure that all empty council properties are available for allocation as soon as possible. This also includes decanting any tenants due to disrepair.
Tenancy Services visit applicants and offers an advice service to help applicants both applying for accommodation and existing tenants.
There is 24 hour cover for homelessness. The majority of our service operates from our Grantham offices.
If you have any queries please call Tenancy Services on 01476 406351 or 01476 406029 or email tenancy@southkesteven.gov.uk
Related documents
| Size | Name | ||
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[23kb] | Void Minimum Property Standard | Void Minimum Property Standard Feb 2009 |
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[5Mb] | Allocations Policy 2012 | Allocations Policy 2012 |
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[2Mb] | Housing Register | Information about our housing register |
The documents in this section are in Adobe Acrobat format (pdf). You will need Acrobat Reader to view these files which can be downloaded from the Adobe website free of charge.
