Priority need in homeless applications
The criteria used by local authorities for establishing whether a homeless applicant has a priority need for help with housing.
Who has a priority need
The categories of people who have a priority need when making a homeless application.
Priority need when pregnant
Priority need of someone who is pregnant and homeless
Homeless families with children
Priority need of homeless households with dependent children.
16 and 17 year olds
Priority need of homeless applicants who are 16 or 17 years old
Care leavers aged 18, 19 or 20
Priority need of homeless applicants who are care leavers aged 18, 19 or 20
Homeless due to an emergency
Priority need of people made homeless by a flood, fire or other disaster.
Priority need of vulnerable people
Categories of vulnerable people who have a priority need in homeless applications and how vulnerability is defined.
Homeless due to domestic abuse
A person will have a priority need if they are vulnerable as a result of leaving their home because of violence or threats of violence.
People with disabilities
A person will have a priority need if they are vulnerable due to a physical or learning disability or mental illness.
Care leavers aged 21 or over
Vulnerability and priority need of homeless applicants who are care leavers aged 21 or older
Older or elderly people
A person has a priority need if they are vulnerable because of old age.
Ex-services and veterans
A person has a priority need if they are vulnerable as a result of being in the armed forces.
Homeless ex-offenders
A person has a priority need if they are vulnerable as a result of having spent time in custody.
Priority need decision letters
Requirements for decision letters where the local authority has decided that an applicant is not in priority need.
