Common Allocation Policy for Tees Valley Lettings Partnership
Appendix 3 - Non-qualifying person and suspended applicants
Non-qualifying applicants
If the applicant or a member of their household is found to be guilty of 'unacceptable' behaviour, they may be excluded from the partnership housing register for 12 months. Some examples of unacceptable behaviour are listed below. Please note this is not a complete list.
- convictions for some drug related offences (spent convictions will not be considered during our assessment)
- convictions for violent criminal offences which would be considered a threat to the community (spent convictions will not be considered during our assessment)
- convictions for sex offences which would be considered a threat to the community (spent convictions will not be considered during our assessment)
- any other conviction which would in our opinion, pose a threat to a community (spent convictions will not be considered during our assessment)
- perpetrator of domestic abuse
- perpetrator of abuse, violence, or threats towards a member of staff
- history of anti-social behaviour
- housing debt more than £1,500 which includes rent arrears, court costs, rechargeable repairs
- an eviction on the grounds of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act
- providing false or misleading information
Each case will be considered on an individual basis and exceptional circumstances will be considered. Before a decision is made to make an applicant non-qualifying, we will suspend the application while we gather evidence such as references from current or previous landlords, rent statements, photographic evidence of damages, information from Police and Probation, or complete any other required investigations we need to complete to make our decision.
If an applicant is made non-qualifying, they will be informed in writing of the reasons for this decision, the period of non-qualification and what can be done to rectify the situation. Applicants who have been made non-qualifying can appeal this within 21 days of the date of the notification.
Suspended applicant
Applicants who are guilty of less serious behaviour may have their application suspended for a specified period. This means that applicants will be allowed to register but would not be able to apply for a home until they had complied with a repayment plan for debts or had a clear behaviour record.
If an application is to be suspended, the applicant will be informed of the reasons for the decision, the period of suspension and what can be done to rectify the situation.
Applicants are expected to try to modify their behaviour before they can apply for available properties. After the initial suspension period, the applicant will be contacted to see if they have complied with a repayment schedule.
The table below gives some examples of suspension and non-qualification periods which may be implemented for those with housing debt.
Behaviour | Consequence |
|---|---|
Eviction from a tenancy in the last 6 years. | Non-qualifying for 12 months. |
Evidence of serious anti-social behaviour within the last 2 years. | Non-qualifying for 12 months. |
Housing debt of £1,500.00 or more where no effort has been made to repay. | Non-qualifying for 12 months or less if the debt has been repaid in full. |
Housing debt of £1,500.00 or more where the applicant is making repayments. | Suspended for 12 months or less if the debt has been repaid in full. |
Housing debt between £500.00-£1,499.99. | Suspended for 6 months or less if the debt has been repaid in full. |
Housing debt of less than £500.00. | Suspended for 3 months or less if the debt has been repaid in full |
Moderate-low level anti-social behaviour. | Suspension for 3 to 6 months. |
Applicants who have been suspended will be notified of the decision and the reasons for this decision will be given in writing. An applicant will be able to request a review of the decision to 'suspend' their application. Each case will be considered on an individual basis and exceptional circumstances will be considered
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