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How to apply for a housing association home, types of tenancy agreement and the Right to Acquire
Housing associations offer similar types of housing as local councils –…
Your rights and responsibilities depend on the type of tenancy you have.…
Your landlord has to make sure that your home meets certain standards. It…
Follow these steps if you have a problem with your housing association…
As a housing association tenant, you might be able to buy your housing…
Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
You apply for council housing through your local council. Each council has…
Your tenancy agreement is a legal document and tells you all the rules…
You’re likely to be responsible for things like: fixing a curtain or…
Follow these steps if you have a problem with your council housing:…
You’re likely to lose your tenancy and you could lose your right to…
Under the Right to Buy scheme, you can apply to buy your council home if:…
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Information about Housing Benefit from your local council - apply to help pay your rent
How Local Housing Allowance rates are set and used to work out Housing Benefit.
Guides councils in how to assess their housing needs.
Guidance, information and tools to support homebuilding, placemaking and regeneration
Guidance on 5 year housing land supply and Housing Delivery Test.
Housing white paper and supporting documents setting out the government's plans to reform the housing market and boost the supply of new homes in England.
Buy your housing association home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people.
This collection brings together all documents relating to local authority housing data.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
These statistics cover the supply of homes provided by Homes England.
Civilian housing options and general advice available to veterans
This collection brings together all documents relating to affordable housing supply.
The Housing Corporation was the non-departmental public body that funded new affordable housing and regulated housing associations in England. It was abolished in 2008 with its responsibilities being split between the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority.
Information on how to apply for the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.
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