Applicants from households in housing need that have a local connection with Solihull will be prioritised above applications from households with no such connection. A local connection will be established if one or more of the following circumstances exist:
The applicant, or a member of the household:
a) is currently resident in the borough
b) has lived in the borough of Solihull for at least 3 of the last 5 years in accommodation that was of their own choice
c) has close relatives who have been living in the borough for at least 5 years (close relatives would normally refer to parents, adult children or brothers and sisters)
d) has permanent employment in the borough i.e. actual physical place of work rather than, for example, the location of the employer's head office
e) the applicant has been discharged from the British Armed Forces and either the applicant or their partner was previously resident in the borough
f) the applicant is a current tenant of SMBC or one of the partner Housing Associations allocating their properties through the Solihull Home Options Scheme
g) special circumstances- a local connection established on these grounds is likely to be exceptional e.g. the need to be near special medical or support services which are available only in the Solihull area