Each household accepted onto the housing register is given a star rating. Cheshire homechoice uses this star rating scheme to prioritise applications, they are graded from 1 to 5.
Medical need for re-housing
If you suffer from a medical condition that makes it difficult to live in your home and a move to a new home would improve your health or your quality of life, we may need to conduct an assessment of your housing need based on some more detailed medical information. If you feel that your housing is impacting on a medical condition please contact the homechoice team on 0300 123 5031.
The star system
This table lists the star ratings and gives examples of the circumstances that they cover. A full copy of the policy document is available by clicking here.
| Band |
Criteria |
Examples |
| 5 Stars |
Emergency and high priority |
- Statutorily homeless with a full housing duty owed by the local authority
- Exceptional medical or welfare need and unable to occupy their current home
- People required to leave their homes as a result of an emergency prohibition order
- Those that meet the 4 star rating in 2 or more categories
|
| 4 Stars |
Urgent need to move |
- A high level of medical/social need to move because their current homes are unsuitable
- households that are overcrowded and require 2 or more additional bedrooms
- Customers in properties owned and managed by Registered Providers of Social Housing that under occupy by 2 or more bedrooms.
- Those likely to lose their home in the near future through no fault of their own and who are likely to have a priority need for housing and are in receipt of housing advice
- Households that do not have access to basic facilities such as a toilet or kitchen
- Those required to leave their homes within 28 days as a result of a prohibition order
- those that would otherwise be in the 5 star category but who have no local connection within the Cheshire East area
- Those that meet the 3 star rating in 2 or more categories
|
| 3 Stars |
Identified housing need |
- A medium level of medical/social need to move because their current homes are unsuitable
- Those that are homeless or threatened with homelessness but who are not owed a full housing duty by the local authority
- Those in temporary accommodation and awaiting a decision about their homelessness from the local authority
- Customers in supported accommodation (not including sheltered homes)
- Customers in properties owned and managed by Registered Providers of Social Housing that under occupy by 1 bedroom.
- Those that would otherwise be in the 4 star category but who have no local connection with the Cheshire East area
- Those that meet the 2 star rating in 2 or more categories
- Those that lack security of tenure (e.g. living with friends, leaving the forces or an assured shorthold tenancy due to expire within 6 months)
- Families with children living in accommodation above ground floor level.
|
| 2 Stars |
Low housing need |
- A low level of medical/social need to move because their current homes are unsuitable
- Those in a property that has, or that is about to have an improvement notice served
- Those that would otherwise be in the 3 star category but who have no local connection with the Cheshire East area
- Customers that have to share facilities with others that do not form part of their household and will not be moving with them
|
| 1 Star |
All other applicants or no local connection |
- Those that would otherwise be in the 2 star category but who have no local connection with the Cheshire East area
- Those that have no housing need
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