Homefinder RCT

1 bedroom need

Single person

Single person with child/children but no overnight access

Couple

Couple with a child/children but no overnight access

2 bedroom need

Co tenant (another person who lives with you, not a partner, who shares the responsibility of the tenancy with you and whose name will be on the tenancy agreement)

Single person or couple pregnant

Single person or couple with one child

Single person or couple with two children under 10 regardless of sex

Single person or couple with two children of the same sex up to age 16

Single person or couple with one child under 10 years old living with them permanently and overnight access to a child under 10 years old regardless of sex

Single person or couple with overnight access to one child following financial assessment to confirm affordability.

Single person or couple with overnight access to two or more children following financial assessment to confirm affordability.

Single person or couple who are pregnant with overnight access to one child

Single person or couple with one child living with them permanently and overnight access to one child of the same sex (regardless of age)

Applicants financially able, after assessment, to afford a larger property than their permanent household needs where vacancies arise for immediate to let properties. These bids will be on an aspirational basis and applicants wishing to bid for a property one bedroom larger than their permanent household need will appear on the shortlist under all other applicants with a permanent need for this size property regardless of any priority band.

3 bedroom need

Single person or couple with two children of different sex over 10 years old

Single person or couple with two children of the same sex where one or more child is aged 16

Single person or couple with three children

Single person or couple with one child who are also pregnant with twins or triplets.

Single person or couple with one child living with them permanently and overnight access to two children (regardless of sex/age)

Single person or couple with two children living with them permanently and overnight access to one or more children (regardless of sex/age)

Single person or couple who are pregnant, has one child living with them permanently and overnight access to one or more children (regardless of sex/age)

Single person or couple with three children living with them permanently and overnight access to two or more children (regardless of sex/age)

Single person or couple with four children (two girls under 10 years old and two boys under 10 years old)

Single person or couple assessed as eligible for a two bedroom property who would like to bid for a three bedroom on an aspirational basis (see below).

4 bedrooms need

Single person or couple with three children all aged over 16

Single person or couple with four children one aged over 16 years old

Single person or couple with five children (regardless of sex/age)