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Prioritising Applications
The Council uses a points scheme to prioritise applications.
All housing and transfer applications received will be assessed and points will be awarded for the following factors
| Housing Need Factor | Points Awarded |
| Bedroom Deficiency | 5 for each 1/2 bedspace lacking |
| Sharing Facilities with Friends/Family | 10 |
| Sharing Facilities with Strangers | 20 |
| No Fixed Abode | 25 |
| Roofless | 40 |
| Insecure Accommodation | 5 per year to a max of 20 |
| Legal Notice to Quit | 40 |
| Notice to Quit from Tied Accommodation | 10 |
| Disrepair | Banding up to 20 |
| Health | Banding up to 50 |
| Split Family Unit | 25 |
| Victim of proven harassment | 20 |
| Other Special Circumstances (to be determined by the Housing Needs Manager) | Banding up to 50 |
| If any of the following (highlighted) are awarded no other needs factor points will apply | |
| Accepted as Homeless by any Council | 10 |
| Interim Accommodation provided by MVDC | 5 per year to a maximum of 20 |
| Temporary Accommodation provided by or secured by MVDC | 30 |
| Shared Temporary Accommodation provided by or secured by MVDC | 5 per 2 months to a max of 30 |
| Underoccupying a social housing property in the Mole Valley district | Banding of either 20 or 40 |
| Where points have been awarded for any Housing Need Factor the following may also then apply | |
| Local Connection Factor | Points awarded |
| Resident in the Mole Valley district | 20 |
| Length of residence in the Mole Valley district | 10 per year to a max of 30 |
| Past residence in the Mole Valley district | 30 |
| Employed (but not resident) in the Mole Valley district | 10 per year to a max of 30 |
| Keyworker or Local Priority worker in the Mole Valley district | 10 |
This is a summary of our full points scheme. If you would like to see the full scheme please click Assessing Applications.
Your application will also be placed in one of 5 Priority Bands for East Surrey Homechoice properties as follows
| BAND 1 |
| Unable to occupy current accommodation because of health or disability (as determined by an Independent Medical Advisor) |
| Life in immediate danger in current accommodation and this has been substantiated |
| Other cases recognised as exceptional and/or emergencies but not fitting into the above |
| Underoccupation of a social housing unit (within East Surrey) that is in high demand |
| Occupying a property that is subject to a compulsory purchase order where the Council has a statutory duty to provide alternative accommodation |
| Applicants whose needs fit into two or more categories in Band 2 AND who are judged to be a top priority |
| BAND 2 |
| Urgent need to move for medical or welfare grounds |
| Households who are homeless and the Council has a duty to provide housing under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 |
| Households for whom the Council has facilitated and Assured Shorthold tenancy in order to prevent their homelessness |
| Vulnerable applicants who are retiring or whose contract is terminated on health grounds from tied accommodation |
| Care leavers who have been referred by Surrey County Council Social Services and within 12 months of having to leave their care placement |
| Households with insufficient bedrooms for their needs |
| Households whose accommodation lacks basic facilities and this cannot be provided by the owner at reasonable cost |
| Households whose accommodation is assessed as being uninhabitable by a Private Sector Housing Officer or Environmental Health Officer, and which cannot be repaired at reasonable cost |
| Households with dependent children where the facilities are shared with others who are not members of the applicants household |
| Households who need to move on welfare grounds |
| BAND 3 |
| Non urgent need to move for medical or welfare grounds |
| Lacking or sharing a living room with other households |
| Insecure accommodation |
| Households who are homeless but not owed the full duty within the meaning of Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 |
| Rough sleepers whose circumstances are confirmed by a visiting Officer |
| Households with dependent children who live in accommodation above the ground floor |
| BAND 4 |
| Households who have sufficient funds to secure their own accommodation |
| Households who have no local connection with any of the partner authorities |
| BAND 5 |
| Households with no housing need as detailed in Bands 1, 2 & 3 |
| Applications that include a household member with a history of anti social behaviour that would give grounds to a social landlord providing them with accommodation, for an outright possession order |
A full copy of the East Surrey Home Choice Policy will be available here soon.