Eligibility Criteria

Westlea Housing Association runs an "open" housing register on behalf of the council, which means that anyone can apply if they wish to. However, if you do decide to fill out an application form, an offer of accomodation does not neccessarily follow.

The following categories of people are able to join the housing needs register, however, it is not likely that sufficient points would be awarded to enable a high placement on the list:

Property owners who already have reasonable accommodation;
People convicted of an offence to do with Parts VI or VII of the Housing Act 1996;
People who are under immigration control within the meaning of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, unless they are accepted by the Secretary of State;
People with enough money to sort out their own housing problems, but we will consider the circumstances of individual cases.
People who do not live in the area and who do not have a local connection.

Please note:

The housing association will not normally rehouse households who owe rent, until this is paid off.

People under 16 years of age will not normally qualify, but we will consider the circumstances of individual cases