The banding system in Rotherham
1. What is the banding system at Rotherham?
If you are eligible for the housing register, you will be placed in either Band 1, 2, 3 ,4, depending on your level of need in accordance with the Council’s housing allocation policy.
Band 1 is the highest band and is for people who need to move urgently. Band 1 is assessed by our housing assessment panel. Applicants with Band 1 will be entitled to one offer of accommodation. When determining suitable areas the housing assessment panel will consider the property household size, the type and size of property and stock levels as well as turnover and demand, along with any support or educational/employment needs. Applicants can remain in Band 1 for three months. If there have been suitable properties advertised in the agreed areas and applicants do not bid, they will be removed from Band 1, and their application will be reassessed and placed in a band to reflect their circumstances. The time limit reflects the urgency for people in this band to move.
Applicants in Band 2, 3, and 4 qualify for two offers in any area of Rotherham. If they refuse both offers their application will be cancelled and they will not qualify to go on the register for 12 months. Homeless applicants only receive one offer in Band 2.
