Allocation System
The Council uses a points scheme to assess the housing need of each applicant who falls within the reasonable and additional preference categories.
Applicants applying as homeless who are accepted as:
| Unintentionally homeless and in priority need – with a local connection | 20 |
| Unintentionally homeless and not in priority need – with a local connection | 15 |
| Intentionally homeless and in priority need – with a local connection | 5 |
Additional points can be awarded if:
| People accepted as homeless are placed in temporary accommodation (including private sector lease properties, hostel accommodation and so on) | 20 |
| People accepted as homeless with no fixed abode, where they are moving between different addresses | 15 |
| People accepted as homeless who are Rough Sleepers and where there is no accommodation available | 30 |
For applicants other than those accepted as homeless who fall within the reasonable and additional preference categories
Sharing or lacking accommodation or facilities
| For each member of your family who lacks a suitable bedroom | 5 |
| Having no living room | 10 |
| Sharing a living room with others | 5 |
| Sharing a kitchen with others | 5 |
| Sharing a kitchen with more than one family (families only) | 10 |
| Having no kitchen | 10 |
| Sharing a bathroom with others | 5 |
| Sharing a bathroom with more than one family (families only) | 10 |
| Having no bathroom | 10 |
| Sharing a wc with others | 3 |
| Sharing a wc with more than one family (families only) | 5 |
| Extra points for combined bathroom/wc | 2 |
| People living in shorthold, or non-settled accommodation, including private rented accommodation (non-shared) | 10 |
When an application is pointed, so that all applicants are considered in the same way, bedroom shortage points are given to allow all children a room of their own, and couples are pointed as needing one bedroom.
This standard does not apply to the allocation of properties.
Local connection – people currently living in the Borough of Bracknell Forest
| Up to five years | 3 |
| Over five years but under ten years | 6 |
| Over ten years but under fifteen years | 9 |
| Over fifteen years but under twenty years | 12 |
| Over twenty years | 15 |
Local connection – Bracknell Forest Borough Council and Housing Association Tenants
| Families with children in flats above ground floor | 20 |
| Families with children in ground floor flats (without a garden) | 10 |
Local connection – other than current residence
| Previous residence of over 5 years in Borough | 2 |
| Current employment in Borough | 2 |
| Close family living within the Borough | 2 |
Time registered
| End of 1 year | 2 |
| End of 2 years | 4 |
| End of 3 years | 6 |
| End of 4 years | 8 |
| End of 5 years | 10 |
Additional points can also be given to:
| Victims of domestic violence | 20 |
| Victims of racial harassment | 20 |
| People under occupying Bracknell Forest Borough Council or Housing Association accommodation within the Borough needed for families (see Tenant Incentive Scheme Booklet) | 50 |
| People homeless as a result of violence | 20 |
| People who may qualify for additional social need points | 50 |
| People who need to move because of urgent medical grounds | 50 |
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