Uttlesford District Council

Eligibility for the Housing Register

Most residents will be eligible to join the list if they have a local connection

A local connection is established when you have:

• Three years continuously living in the District
• Family who have lived in the District for 5 years and who you giving, or they providing substantial support
• Working in the District for at least 24 hours a week for the last 3 years
• In some cases a Senior Officer may agree exceptional circumstances for home seekers to access social housing locally

Some people are not eligible to join the waiting list including:

• Persons from abroad with no recourse to public funds; this is set out in law
• Persons not deemed to have a strong local connection; the criteria is quite specific
• Homeseekers deemed to have sufficient funds to meet their housing need - not including sheltered housing applicants
• Applicants with housing related debt
• Applicants guilty of unacceptable behaviour which makes them unsuitable as a tenant