2324-0360 Specialist Medical Advice for Housing Applications

The Council has a statutory duty under the Housing Act 1996, the Homelessness Act 2002, the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and the Code of Guidance to provide services to residents of Islington based on housing need. Properties are allocated by assessing the circumstances of the household and then ranking the level of need by awarding medical points. Applicants applying to the Council's Housing Register, or to the Council as homeless, may have medical circumstances that may give a household greater priority for re...