Council housing priority bands

Band A: Urgent need to move

You are classed as band A priority if:

  • you have been assessed as having an Urgent Medical Priority that is seriously affected by your current housing and would be helped with a change of housing
  • you have exceptional social circumstances that are seriously affected by your current housing and would be helped with a change of housing (including if you are in immediate danger)
  • your are a council tenant who needs to move because your home is about to be demolished or redeveloped (subject to time limit)
  • you are a council (or Registered Provider) tenant with three or more bedrooms (which you don't occupy) and you will free up two or more bedrooms by moving
  • you have inherited your council home (successor to a council tenancy) and need to move (subject to time limit) because the property is not suitable
  • you have inherited your council home (successor to a council tenancy) but the Senior Officer Panel has agreed to make you an offer of accommodation
  • you are in a property subject to a compulsory purchase order we have a statutory duty to move you
  • you are living in a property classed as  statutorily overcrowded.