Solihull Home Options

Step 1 - Registration

You will need to complete an application form, which can be obtained by click Application Form  or from Solihull Community Housing or Solihull Connect offices.  You can also phone Solihull Community Housing contact centre on 0121 717 1515.  Please note that from 28 January 2008, you will also be able to complete your application online.  For details on how to apply to join the housing register click Who Can Use the Service.

Once you have applied we will write to tell you:

• Your housing application number (PIN)
• The band your application has been placed in and your priority date. Click Prioritising Applications for more information.
• Your registration date
• Your mobility level, if applicable
• The number of bedrooms you are entitled to

You must tell us if there are any changes in your circumstances so that we can update your application and if necessary make changes to your band, priority date and the number of bedrooms you are entitled to.

Property Size

You will only be eligible for properties that are suitable for the size of your family. The following table tells you how we normally decide on the number of bedrooms that you are eligible for:

	Number of Bedrooms
Household Type	1		2	3	4	5
Single person/couple Single people/couples occupying studio/bedsit accommodation
Single person/couple with 1 dependant/non-dependant
Single person/couple with 2 dependants/non-dependants of the same sex where there is an age gap of less than 8 years
Single person/couple with 2 dependants/non-dependants of opposite sexes where the eldest is under 6 years
Single person/couple with 2 dependants/non-dependants of opposite sexes where the eldest is 6 years or over
Single person/couple with 2 dependants/non-dependants of the same sex with an age gap of 8 years or more and the eldest is over 10 years of age (this does not apply to 2 people that are a couple)
Single person/couple with 3 depedants/non-depednants
Single person/couple with 4 dependants/non-dependants where the eldest is under 16 years of age and no two dependant/non-dependants of opposite sexes (unless a couple) has to share a room where the eldest is over 6 years of age
Single person/couple with 3 dependants/non-dependants where 2 dependants/non-dependnats of the same sex with an age gap of 8 years or more and the eldest is over 10 years of age has to share a bedroom or where the eldest is over 6 years of age has to share a bedroom (this does not apply to 2 people that are a couple)
Single person/couple with 4 dependants/non-dependants where the eldest is under 16 years of age and two dependants/non-dependants of opposite sexes (unless a couple) have to share a room where the eldest is over 6 years of age
Single person/couple with 4 dependants/non-dependants where the eldest is over 16 years of age
Single person/couple with 5 dependants/non-dependants
Single person/couple with 5 dependants/non-dependants where the eldest is under 16 years of age and two dependants/non-dependants of opposite sexes (unless a couple) have to share a room where the eldest is over 6 years of age*

* Will be allowed to express interest in 4 bedroom accommodation due to little or no availability of 5 or more bedroom accommodation.