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  2. Housing banding system
  3. You are here: Medical priority
  4. What is the housing register and who qualifies to join?
  5. How to apply
  6. What happens next
  7. How to contact us if you have medical needs
  8. The banding system in Rotherham
  9. How properties are advertised and allocated
  10. Bidding for properties
  11. After I've accepted a property
  12. Reasons why I would not be offered a property
  13. Why has my application been cancelled and can I request a review?

Medical priority

To apply for Medical Priority, you must be eligible for the Housing Register and have completed an online application form on Housing Online. We cannot process your medical assessment until this has been completed. To apply for medical priority, you must tell us how your property is no longer suitable for your health and wellbeing. 

Apply for re-housing on medical grounds

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  • Read our Housing Allocation Policy
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