Home Choice Plus

Who is eligible

You must be over the age of 16 to apply to join Home Choice Plus. However, applicants who are aged under 18 years would normally need to be referred by a recognised social welfare or health agency. If you are under 18 years of age at the time of receiving an offer, you will be asked to provide a guarantor for the tenancy until your 18th birthday.

Anyone can join Home Choice Plus unless they have a history of serious rent arrears or anti-social behaviour.

PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE INCLUDE:

Some people travelling to the United Kingdom are not entitled to housing by the Local Authority on the basis of their immigration status as detailed in Section 160A of the Housing Act 1996 as amended. Where an application form indicates that this may be an issue, the Home Choice Plus partnership will investigate to determine whether the applicant is eligible.

The following will not be eligible:

• Asylum seekers who are waiting for a decision;
• People whose immigration status does not allow them to apply for services which depend on public funds
• People who have previously been guilty of unacceptable behaviour. This could include anti-social behaviour or neighbourhood nuisance.