Prioritisation criteria
There are two considerations that will inform the prioritisation of households, in the following order:
- Local connection
- Economic activity
- Consideration of medical need for ground floor flats or a wheelchair accessible home: applicable to one 1 bed flat only.
Local connection
Priority will be given to households with a local connection to the wards of wards of West Malling & Leybourne and Kings Hill, 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 or employment. 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 (i.e. where one or more household members are permanently employed).
Applicants will be required to evidence their employment information at interview stage.
Suitability or medical need for ground floor units and medical need for a wheelchair accessible home
Flats: to reflect the fact that there’s no lift servicing the flats, households with a relevant medical need will be given priority for ground floor flats if they meet their needs subject to the prioritisation criteria in A and B.
Wheelchair accessible home: there is one home, a 1 bed flat, built to building regulations M4(2) to provide a home suitable for a wheelchair user. This home will be prioritised for households with an evidenced medical need for an accessible home, above all other prioritisation criteria set out in this LLP.