Housing forms

pdf forms for download

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The following online forms are available from Tower Hamlets housing services.

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Benefit forms:

Application for housing benefit & council tax benefit (pdf 207kb)

Applying for a discretionary housing payment (pdf 61kb)

Appealing a decision made about housing benefit (online form)

Backdating a benefit form (online form)

Claim for free school meals (online form)

Clothing & school uniform grant (pdf 95kb)
Form for recipients of housing benefit who would like to make a claim for clothing and school uniform grant.

Reporting a change in circumstances (online form)
Form for recipients of housing benefit who need to report a change in their circumstances which could affect their current entitlement.

Reporting suspected benefit fraud (online form)

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C

Cash incentive scheme application form (pdf 131kb) and leaflet (pdf 163kb)
Offers grants to existing social tenants to buy a home of their own therefore releasing their home to someone on the housing list.

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Decorating allowance application form (online form)

Direct debit form (pdf 469k)

H

Home contents insurance (pdf 105kb)
For council tenants applying for home contents insurance.

Housing advice service - making an appointment (Online form)

Housing list application (pdf 148kb)
For applying to join the Tower Hamlets Housing List.

Housing list appeal form (online form)
For appealing a decision made regarding your application to the housing list.

Housing – application for mutual exchange of homes (Word 95kb)

Housing – application for mutual exchange of homes (Large print version (Word 98kb)
For housing list applicants wanting to exchange homes.

Housing – moving out of London application (pdf 120kb)
For people interested in applying for a home outside of London.

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Leases – request for a copy counter-part lease (online form)

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Parking on council estates forms:

Parking application (pdf 35kb)
For council tenants applying for a parking space, parking place or garage.

Parking permit replacement application (pdf 218kb)
For council tenants applying for a replacement parking permit (if they have lost or damaged their existing permit).

Private sector housing forms:

Disabled facilities grants (pdf 144kb)
To apply for a grant available to owner-occupiers, private tenants and landlords.

House-proud grant (pdf 68kb)
To apply for a grant available to owner-occupiers who have taken out a house-proud private loan for repairs and adaptations to their home.

Home repair grants (pdf 84kb)
To apply for grants available to private tenants and owner-occupiers for repairs to their home.

Landlord improvement grants (pdf 81kb)
To apply for a grant available to landlords who meet specific criteria.

Empty property grants (pdf 112kb)
To apply for grants available to private individuals, private landlords (including registered social landlords) who own an empty property and who want to refurbish, demolish and rebuild or convert their property to a number of units – and then let the property.

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Right to buy application (RTB1) (pdf 198kb)
For council tenants applying for the right to buy.

Rent refund form (64kb)

Housing repair appointment
request an appointment for a non essential housing repair

for a non essential housing repair online

 

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Standing order form (pdf 441kb)

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Tenancy (council) forms:

Changing to a joint (or sole) tenancy application (pdf 45kb)
For council tenants applying for a joint tenancy or a sole tenancy.

Compensation claim form for missed repair appointment (Online form)

Disturbance payment application (pdf 34kb)
For council tenants applying for a disturbance payment if council major repair work has caused them to leave their home temporarily.

Homeloss payment (pdf 20kb)
For council tenants applying for a one-off compensation payment for being permanently displaced from their home.

Succession to tenancy request (pdf 46kb)
Downloadable form for council tenants applying for a succession to tenancy.

Permission for a sub-tenant, flatsitter and absence application (pdf 40kb)
For council tenants applying for permission to take in a sub-tenant, lodger, flatsitter or notifying their absence from their property for a period of time.

Review of a housing list decision - application (Online form)

Tenancy property improvement application (Online form)

Tenancy support service - making an appointment (Online form)