Housing - Social housing August 6, 2024
Lifetime tenancies Dover Council’s Tenancy Strategy 2012-16 states that former members of the Armed Forces who qualify for social housing should be offered lifetime tenancies. Offering a variety of tenancies Ealing Council Tenancy Strategy (Draft) 2021 identifies that vulnerable veterans might require short-term supported, transitional accommodation, requiring flexible tenancies of less than five years. It […]
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Housing - Social housing August 6, 2024
Prioritisation Veterans in Wigan with medical need related to Service are given priority on the housing waiting list, and spouses going through divorce will also be given priority. In Welwyn Hatfield, the waiting list for social housing is around three years. Those not in the Armed Forces Community are able to apply for social housing […]
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Housing - Social housing August 6, 2024
Exemption from residency criteria Central Bedfordshire Council has a housing allocations policy that includes an exemption to residency and employment criteria to all currently serving and former Regular personnel. Ordinarily, applicants must have lived in the area for three years or worked in the area for six months. However, current and former Regular personnel are […]
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Housing - Social housing August 6, 2024
Employment of outreach officers In 2012, Gateshead Council identified a lack of members of the Armed Forces Community accessing local authority housing services. A dedicated Armed Forces Outreach officer was funded to connect the council with the local Armed Forces Community. This led to a 25% increase in members of the Armed Forces Community approaching […]
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Housing - HomelessnessHousing - Social housing August 5, 2024
Better identification of members of the Armed Forces Community Application forms to Wigan and Leigh Housing now include the question, ‘If you or your partner are serving or have formerly served in the Armed Forces, please provide details of your service number’. This is to assist with identification of members of the Armed Forces Community, […]
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Education - School admissionsHousing - Social housingEngland April 26, 2024
What situation were the council faced with? A young veteran couple were struggling to settle into civilian life following the veteran’s discharge from the Armed Forces. They have three young children and were finding life very difficult. The veteran has Service-related complex PTSD, which was exacerbated by anti-social behaviour from neighbours. They became increasingly isolated […]
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Housing - Social housingEngland January 19, 2022
A serving person posted overseas had challenges registering, viewing, and signing up for housing in a specific local authority. What was the situation? A member of the Armed Forces, based in Germany, was due to be discharged. Upon his discharge, he wanted to move back to his home area in the North-East of England. However, […]
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