When you register for a Transfer or for re-housing as a Homeseeker, your application will be assessed by your landlord or Council. You will be placed in one of the priority bands described below.
If you disagree with your priority band you can ask Home-Options to review your banding.
When bids are considered for advertised properties, priority will be given to bids from people in the highest priority band. If people from the same priority band bid for the same property the person with the earliest priority date will be considered first.
If your priority band is increased at any stage, your priority date will be the date you went onto the higher priority band. If you move back to the lower band, your priority date will revert to the date that applied when you were previously in that lower band or any earlier date when you were in a higher band (usually your original registration date).
Below is a general guide to Priority Bands. However, this does not represent a definitive list of categories and you should speak to Home-Options if you would like precise information about how the scheme applies to you.
Band A – (Emergency/Top Priority)
- You have a permanent life threatening medical condition, which is seriously affected by your current housing situation or circumstances.
- You are a tenant of High Peak Community Housing, Dales Housing or Amber Valley Housing Limited who needs to move because your home requires major renovation or expensive repairs.
- You are a tenant of High Peak Community Housing, Dales Housing or Amber Valley Housing Limited and you are willing to move to a one bedroom home or to a property with two bedrooms less than your current property (other housing associations may participate, please check with your local Home-Options office).
- You live in private accommodation and the Local Authority is taking action against your landlord which could lead to you becoming homeless.
- You are a tenant of a property with two or more bedrooms and you are willing to move to a one-bedroom home or to a property with two bedrooms less than your current property. (Please note this applies to Council/Housing Association tenants only).
- You are an applicant who is suffering significant violence or threats of violence and you cannot remain in your home. Information will need to be provided from the relevant statutory agency in support of your application (e.g a statement from the police).
- You are an applicant who has lost their home due to either fire or flood.
- You are homeless and you can no longer remain in temporary accommodation provided by High Peak Community Housing, Derbyshire Dales District Council or Amber Valley Housing Limited.
Band B – (Urgent Need to Move)
- You need to move on from care or supported housing and rehousing priority has been agreed.
- You have been accepted as priority homeless, by High Peak Community Housing, Derbyshire Dales District Council or Amber Valley Housing Limited.
- You are a tenant in private rented accommodation, your landlord has asked you to leave and your tenancy cannot be prevented from ending.
- You have an urgent need to move because you are overcrowded and you require 2 or more bedrooms to stop overcrowding.
- You have an urgent need to move as you are experiencing more than one of the difficulties listed in band C.
- You are a tenant of a Council/Housing Association, willing to move to a property with one bedroom less than your current property.
Band C – (Identified Housing Need)
- You need to move as your current accommodation either lacks basic amenities such as a toilet, hot water or cooking facilities or you have to share them.
- You need to move because you are overcrowded and you require 1 bedroom to stop the overcrowding.
- You need to move as you share facilities with separate households, friends or an ex-partner.
- You need to move as you have an illness or disability that is made worse by your current home.
- You need to move because High Peak Community Housing, Derbyshire Dales District Council or Amber Valley Housing Limited accepted you as homeless but your
homelessness is either intentional or non-priority.
Band D
- All other Transfer Tenants and Homeseekers not in the above priority bands A, B or C.