Moving for health reasons

You can be given enhanced priority on the housing list if you have a serious health problem, and your housing is severely affecting either your health or your quality of life,

We normally give priority to people with severe long term limiting illness or permanent and substantial disability. Health or quality of life must be severely affected by the place you currently live in.

It may also be that there are combinations of serious health concerns that mean that the health or quality of life of a household is being severely affected. Examples include:

• the current home does not reasonably allow essential health treatment there e.g. renal dialysis
• the ability to live independently in the community is at risk without suitable accommodation
• someone is housebound, effectively housebound or cannot reasonably access the essential facilities in their home
• if there are critical concerns about someone’s safety e.g. through falls due to difficulties with access.

Exceptions

If you do not have a local connection with the borough we will normally not carry out an assessment for priority on health grounds.

How to apply

1. You can contact the council’s lettings client support team to have a form sent to you
2. Complete the form and return it to council’s lettings client support team
3. We will then carry out an assessment for priority on health grounds. We may also consider the feasibility of your current residence being adapted to meet your needs.

Contact us & further information

If you need help or advice about moving due to ill health please contact the council’s lettings client support team. See also the council’s housing contacts page.

You can find out more about the council’s partner landlords, including how to contact them, at the Tower Hamlets home seekers` website.