Coventry

Prioritising Applications

The Coventry Homefinder Policy gives priority to people who have particular housing needs. This is done using a banding system.

When you first register on Coventry Homefinder you will either be placed in Band 3A if you have a local connection or Band 3B if you don't have a local connection.

Some applicants can apply for a priority band if they believe that they have specific housing needs.  The table below sets out the banding scheme and gives examples of those applicants who would be eligible to be placed in each band.

If you think that your household requirements mean that you should be in a priority band you must complete a priority assessment form. Click on the link here. (please be aware that we currently have a significant number of cases awaiting priority banding assesment and as a result are experienced some delays of upto 12 weeks in completing the applications .

Please provide the relevant information to:

Coventry Homefinder, 2nd Floor Broadgate House, Coventry, CV1 1FS. 

Details of the information you need to provide can be found on the Further Information page.

A Summary of the Bands (2014):

Homefinder Bands (2014)	Band
Statutorily Homeless  (including National Witness Mobility Scheme)	1A
Exceptional housing needs due to health difficulties	1A
Severe Overcrowding – require an additional 2 or more bedrooms	1A
Tenants of partner housing providers who need to move to enable a redevelopment scheme to go ahead	1A
Tenants of partner housing providers who are under-occupying a property by 3 or more  bedrooms	1A
Tenants of partner housing providers who are moving to release specialist disabled persons accommodation	1B
People fleeing violence, harassment or abuse	1B
Tenants of partner housing providers who are under-occupying a property by 2 bedrooms	1B
People with an urgent medical need who are also overcrowded	1B
Extreme Unsanitary conditions causing severe health and safety hazards in the household	1B
Urgent housing needs due to health difficulties	2A
Short term hostel dwellers	2A
Housing needs arising from Social and Welfare issues	2A
Overcrowding – require an additional 1 bedroom	2A
Housing needs as a result of being a “Looked After Child”.	2A
Unsanitary/unsuitable conditions affecting the health of the household or causing health and safety hazards	2A
Tenants of partner housing providers who are under-occupying by one bedroom	2A
Review of  Band 1A applicants	2A
Low level housing needs due to health difficulties	2B
Households who need to move to a particular locality, where failure to achieve this would cause hardship to themselves or to others.	2B
Homelessness Prevention	2B
Review of Band 1B applicants	2B
Intentionally Homeless Households	2C
Homeless households who do not have a priority need	2C
Households where a main housing duty has been discharged due to the refusal of an offer of suitable accommodation	2C
No housing need, but with a local connection	3A
Housing need, but no local connection	3A
No housing need and no local connection	3B

Full explanations of the priority bands can be found in the full policy document - Coventry Homefinder Choice Based Lettings Policy