Appendix A – TA bands and prioritisation criteria guidance
Band 1 Tonbridge and Malling Borough
Accommodation in this band will be prioritised for households:
- where at least one member has a severe long-term health condition or impairment that requires specialist intensive medical treatment/ aftercare which is either a) only available in Tonbridge and Malling Borough or b) where a transfer of care would cause harm or create risk to their safety or the sustainability of the treatment/care
- where at least one member is receiving support through a commissioned care package or package of health care options provided in Tonbridge & Malling where a transfer of care would create serious risk to their safety or sustainability of the care
- where a child has an Education, Health and Care Plan, is receiving education or educational support in Tonbridge and Malling and a placement elsewhere would be seriously detrimental to their wellbeing
- with a child where Social Services has demonstrated serious concerns about the child and is working with them intensively
- where at least one person can demonstrate that (a) they have a longstanding arrangement (or if the arrangement has started more recently, it is likely to be longstanding) to provide high levels of care and support to another person in Tonbridge and Malling who is not part of the household and the cared for person would be likely to require statutory health and social support if the care ceased and (b) they would be unable to commute to fulfil their caring duties
- where at least one person can demonstrate that (a) they have a longstanding arrangement (or if the arrangement has started more recently, it is likely to be longstanding) to receive high levels of long term care from another person in Tonbridge and Malling who is not part of the household and would be likely to require statutory health and social support if the care ceased and (b) the carer would be unable to commute to fulfil their caring duties.
- 16/17 year olds where the housing authority accept the housing interim or TA under Part VII of the Housing Act duty.
Band 2 Neighbouring local authorities: Maidstone, Medway, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks
Accommodation in this band will be prioritised for households:
- with at least one child in their final year of Key Stage 4 (generally Year 11) or in Key Stage 5 (A-levels or equivalent Level 3 vocational courses, such as BTECs, or GCSE re-sits in English and Maths) at a school or further education college in the Tonbridge and Malling Borough
- where the applicant or their partner is accepted by the council as being in employment and has been working continuously for a period of six months or more in Tonbridge & Malling, with a written contract of employment (permanent or temporary) which requires at least 16 hours a week.
Band 3 All other areas, outside Band 2
All other households not captured in the priority considerations for Band 1 or 2.
Note: Banding in a priority category does not guarantee a placement in the relevant area. Placements and offers will also be subject to availability of accommodation on the day of placement and suitability considerations.