Automatic Priority Need - most housing professionals DON'T KNOW this

Council's often won't tell you how they assess homeless applications - Here's the facts you need to know about automatic priority need

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Priority need can seem confusing - how do you know if someone's in priority need?

It is important to say that this is not legal advice - homelessness is a legal issue, you should always seek qualified legal advice if you are affected by homelessness. These videos are simply there to raise awareness of homelessness issues.

[Evilgoblinlad]

Hi I was given a high priority need based on my disabilities and also my mum being put on my form with me she is an older woman older person with medical problems I do understand that if you don’t get approved for priority housing the wait time can be 10 years or longer we’re is priority need could be housed in as little as 3 months good luck everyone 😊

[parveendosanjh]

Thank you so much for these nuggets of gold!

[ladyalexander]

I can’t thank you enough for making these videos the council and police are clearly incompetent in this country and trying to withhold peoples rights they are giving out illegal CONtracts in Durham calling them a license when they are actually a tenancy by definition in law after the police illegally evict people now Durham Council pass you to 6 different people then pass me to a Complaex needs worker who ignored all the clients Compalex needs them tried to force me to give up 12 month temporary contract and force me to sign a 56 day one as I wouldn’t move to a town where my abusers family lived they are all breaking the law ! They didn’t protect my belongings and now all my valuables I’m trying to get back police and council ignore you again!

[potentwhisper]

great video as always, thank you! quick random thought i wanted to share about gatekeeping... simply that the (massive?) amount of money local authorities spend on lawyers to deny people of their right to social housing, could literally be used to build more social housing...
would be interesting to see council audits and check how much they are spending for this purpose of gatekeeping and how many social homes that could build.

[fdghn]

I am going through the situation mentioned where Childrens services are pushing me over to the local council who are trying to push this back to child services. I have a 13 year old son with severe autism and needing an adapted home.

[gulberg]

With reference to my previous question council housing told me that they will not put me in a flat less than 30sqm ( I checked online, it’s 37 sqm anyway, that’s a relief. If council house you in neighbouring borough do you lose connection to that borough permanently? They can remove you from their housing bidding list, will not accommodate you in that borough again?

[tonailhull]

Hi, I've been on the list now for 4 years.do they take in consideration time on housing list

[beautifulsoul]

They told me we are going to put you on urget houseing need i just wana know take how long ???

[SilentReports]

Stuff that's happening to me would make even your toes curl!

[laybandsfitness]

Hi im pregnant due in December and i have been in a air bnb since july. I have not heard anything from the council or housing officer since july and the air bnb is to expensive for me to afford. Housing benefits and universal credits can’t help me as im a full time student. I need advice please

[arsenalmanic]

would being a pensioner, receiving a section 21 (soon to be homeless), and also having disability (higher rate PIP) qualify one as a priority need ? thanks

[emadhosen]

Thank you for the video. Is pregnancy in itself (without being homeless ) considered a priority need?

[emmmnnnn]

Please any advice we have 7 month old baby 3 of us living in 1 room private accommodation other facilities are shared its very crowded do we have chance to get council house but we only lived 1 year 8 month

[jaeda]

Hi, does being Homeless place you as emergency priority automatically. As my Homeless case worker and housing officer said Im emergency priority yet when I called the Council Housing they said Im basically standard Homeless nothing additional although Im supposed to have 2 priority needs...

[adgeyuk]

Hi mate once cove gave them 3 months bank statements they’re putting me in band 1 homeless mental health. How long is the waiting time to be offered a place when in priority. Band 1

[joyoung]

Hi Mike. Hope your are well. I spoke with you before about my case. Thanet have accepted prevention duty but have said 3 years in borough before social housing. The d.v bail case they have stated get a injunction BUT renting when disabled is appearing to be impossible, i have to be ground floor or council wont approve anything with stairs so finding with my affordability is impossible. Section 21 ends 2 Aug and it's all driving me loopy, any tips on rents for disabled please as I'm aware of laws of no discrimination but I get no further info as soon as I share my status. Eek thanks Mike x

[Adventuresause]

I’ve been homeless (couch surfing) for two months, I’m very high priority, mental health and autistic but I’ve been essentially abandoned by my social worker and I can’t contact him and I’ve been offered no other help, what do I do

[hralikhan]

Hi Mike,
Since March 2024 we are in b&b arranged by local council, my father who is 79 with me having many health issues, my 2 children under 10 and my wife. Please guide us what should we do, my housing officer doesn't even reply to my email. I have requested for SAR and they said it will take a month to reply still awaiting.

Please advise anything, what do you think how much time it will take. I have provided all the medical evidence to the council.

Very many thanks.

Kindest regards

[lookingfora]

Hi I’m 16 weeks pregnant and I was placed by the council in a hotel, they said they could help me find a 2 bedroom house when the baby was born but they said I can be stuck in the hotel for 2 years .. how I’m gonna take care of a new born baby in a hotel room with only 1 window?? I work full time but my salary is not enough for rent as a 2 bedroom house as the is more than my salary I don’t know what to do because they don’t wanna help me .. please help me I’m in fear I don’t have money to rent a place.

[JC-ceuw]

Any advice. I have mental health Bulimia and anxiety and depression and asthma.
I've been wanting to get a studio flat in London.
But private renting is difficult.
Any advice? Xx