Apply for council housing

You will need to create an account with MyAccount (if you haven’t already) to be able to fill in the form below.

If you need support to digitally submit your forms you can visit your local housing estate office or the allocations team.

Can I apply with someone else?

If you and your partner are both eligible for council housing, we will accept an application from both of you. We call this a 'joint application'. If you do submit a joint application, remember that:

• You will both be responsible for paying the rent and keeping to the council’s tenancy agreement. If one of you breaks any tenancy conditions we can take legal action against both of you.
• You will both be liable for paying the rent and keeping to the tenancy conditions even if one of you no longer lives there. A joint tenancy only ends if one party obtains a court order, or gives notice to terminate the tenancy (any court costs incurred in ending a joint tenancy may be the responsibility of the parties involved).
• If either of you choose to end the tenancy, it will end for both parties. We will work with any remaining joint tenants to try to reach an agreeable outcome but we cannot guarantee that you will be re-housed or that you will be able to stay in the property if, for example, it is too big for your needs.

How to apply

You’ll need to fully complete a housing application form. If you need support to digitally submit your forms you can visit your local housing estate office or the allocations team.

You must supply all the information we need or your form will be returned to you, and your application will be delayed.

If you have health or welfare issues you want us to take into account, complete a special needs and medical assessment form. We’ll then consider this when dealing with your application and prioritising it.

Any documentation you provide to support your application, and as proof of your housing need, must be correct and up to date.

If you supply false or misleading information, this will delay your application being registered and we could withdraw any offer of accommodation we make to you.

It’s a criminal offence to get a tenancy based on false or misleading information.

What if my circumstances change?

Let us know immediately if your circumstances change.

It could mean that your priority banding alters. A change in your circumstances can include a change of address, or a member of your family leaving or joining your household.

We could withdraw your offer of accommodation if it was based on out of date information.

Can my application be placed in a different band after I apply?

If your circumstances change, your application may be placed into a different band. Depending on the change, your application could be placed in a higher or lower band.

If your application is moved into a higher band, we will use the date your circumstances change to prioritise your application. We do this because we recognise that people have already been waiting in the higher band with a need to move for a longer period of time.

If your application stays in the same band or it is moved to a lower one, your date of application will not change.