hackney.gov.uk How To Apply For Housing England : Council

Name of the Organization : Hackney Council
Type of Facility : How To Apply For Housing In Hackney
State : London
Country : England

Website : http://www.hackney.gov.uk/housing-application
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25529-application.pdf
Documents Guideline : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25529-guideline.pdf

How To Apply For Housing In Hackney :

What housing advice we offer :
** We will advise you on housing options based on your circumstances.

Related : Hackney Council Cycle Loan Scheme England : www.statusin.org/25527.html

We offer :
** advice and help to people looking for a home
** advice on how to pay for it

full housing option service covering :
** renting from the council
** renting from a housing association
** private renting
** low cost home ownership
** mobility options
** supported housing
** assistance with keeping your home
** personalised referrals to other sections if we cannot help you
** The more information you give us, the quicker we can give you proper advice.
** Please let us see any useful documents as soon as you can.

These can be :
** the first tenancy agreement your landlord gave you
** any letters from a landlord, friend or relative who wants you to leave
** proof of your income, including any benefits you are getting
** rent book or other record of rent paid
** proof of your previous and present addresses
** Many people lose their homes, or right to be re-housed, because they wait too long before getting advice.

How to apply for housing in Hackney :
** First, you need to be on our housing list.

If you haven’t registered yet, please follow these steps :
** Download and complete the housing register application form
** Post or take your form to: Housing Needs Service, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, Hackney E8 1DY
** Book an appointment to see a housing options officer
** For appointments or the get an application form sent to you, please contact us.

Application: Documents we need to see
** We need to see some documents to ensure that you are eligible to apply, decide what your housing priority ought to be and identify fraudulent applications.

These include :
** proofs of identity
** proofs of address
** proof of income
** evidence of National Insurance number

1. Two Proofs of Identity for each adult applicant (one of which should confirm your immigration status):
** Passports (current and valid)
** Full Birth Certificates.
** Immigration documents from Home Office confirming your status.
** Full Driving Licence (current address).

** Photo Provisional driving license only current address (paper form is not accepted)
** Marriage Certificate/civil partnership certificate
** Divorce papers from the court
** Residence permit
** NHS medical card (current address)
** Award letter from the Department for Work and Pensions/JobCentre Plus

2. Two proofs of address:
** Utility Bills e.g. Gas, Electricity, Water etc with current address (Mobile telephone bills are excluded).
** Proof of savings e.g. Bank/Building Society statements with current address

** Award letter from the Department for Work and Pensions/JobCentre Plus/Pension Service with current address
** Letters from official bodies e.g. Council Tax, Housing Benefit, Schools, Hospitals, solicitors, social services etc.
** Other relevant documents with the current address e.g. Mortgage Statement, discharge papers for ex-armed forces, etc.

3. Dependant children:
** Full Birth Certificates (mandatory)
** Custody papers, adoption papers or court residence order.
** Child Benefit award letter at current address (mandatory)
** Evidence of child’s school e.g. headed letter with child’s name and address on it.

4. Proof of Income for each adult:
** 5 weekly, 2 monthly or 3 fortnightly consecutive pay slips
** Award letters from the Department for Work and Pensions/JobCentre Plus/Pension Service
** Tax Credit award letter
** Self-employed trading accounts for the last financial year and tax returns

Eligibility :
** Those who may not apply for housing

Please note :
the law says that we can’t allocate housing to people who are subject to immigration control, in other words:
** asylum seekers
** those who have been refused leave to remain in the country
** those with no recourse to public funds

We can also exclude from housing people who have the following issues :
** anti-social behaviour
** rent arrears

Also, there are circumstances when the Council will give less priority to your housing application if you :
** have no local connection with the borough
** have sufficient income to rent privately or purchase housing

What happens next?
When we have received all the necessary documentation we will :
** send you a copy of the information we have recorded, based upon the application form.
** We will ask you to check this and to tell us if anything is wrong
** let you know which letting band you have joined and from when.
** Our bands are date ordered and new applicants will usually join the band at the bottom.

** You can find detailed information about letting bands in our lettings policy
** to speed up your housing prospects, you will be offered the option to accept a home that has one bedroom less than we consider is needed
** Once you have had your application registered, depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible to bid for vacant council and housing association properties.

Bidding for properties :
** To get you into a property faster and give you more control over where you live, we introduced a choice based lettings scheme, Hackney Choice.
** It allows you to bid for available properties, rather than wait to be allocated a home.