Kings Hill phase 5 local letting plan

Prioritisation criteria

There are two considerations that will inform the prioritisation of households for the allocation of properties in the following order excluding any accessible ground floor flats:

  1. Local connection
  2. Economic activity

Ground floor accessible flats will be considered using the above prioritisation criteria and medical need for a ground floor accessible home. Households with a need for accessible accommodation who also meet prioritisation criteria A or B will be prioritised for these homes. Next priority will be to those with a medical need for an accessible home, regardless of meeting criteria A or B.

Local connection

Priority will be given to households with a local connection to Kings Hill ward and East Malling, West Malling and Offham ward, in line with the definition of local connection in the Council's Housing Allocation Scheme.

Households in temporary accommodation (TA) will have their local connection considered based on their last settled accommodation before placement in TA, or through family. This is to ensure they are treated fairly, regardless of where they are placed in TA.

Economic activity

This plan aims for 50% of homes to be let to economically active households; where the lead or joint applicant is permanently employed or in work-based training.

Applicants will be required to evidence their employment or training information to MHS as part of the offer and pre-tenancy checks.

Accessible ground floor flats

Ground floor accessible flats will be prioritised for households with a medical need for accessible ground floor homes. Prioritisation criteria A and B will be applied to prioritise households with a medical need for ground floor. If there are no such households or the shortlist has been exhausted, the properties will be prioritised for any household with a medical need for an accessible ground floor home.

If there are no suitable households with a medical need for an accessible home the remaining homes will be allocated in the same way as the other flats, with criteria A and B applying in the first instance.