Housing Application Form
This Application form can be used by Association Tenants wishing to apply for a transfer, by Waiting List Applicants wishing re-housing and for all applicants wishing to apply for consideration under the Lettings Initiative operated by the Association.
Please read the declaration on page 9 of this form before completing. Joint applicants must both check the declaration.
Please answer all questions and check boxes as required. The information you provide will be treated as STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
The Association operates appointments and where possible we encourage applicants to attend the office to submit their application in order that we can provide applicants with information and a full assessment of their application.
1. Personal Details
Location
Please check your preferred locations for re-housing. You will only be considered for properties in locations you have ticked. When deciding on location please refer to our map.
Supply and demand can vary significantly across stock. If you are very restrictive it may affect your chances of re-housing.
8. Local Letting Initiatives
Please check the relevant boxes if you wish to be considered for the lettings initiatives operated by the Association. An information leaflet is enclosed with this form.
If you are a Shettleston Housing Association Tenant who has expressed an interest in the Initiatives you can now proceed to Question 9.
Only to be completed if applying for the Local Regeneration Lettings Initiative.
Please complete the following sections which are relevant to you.
EMPLOYMENT
FAMILY
9. Reasons for application/additional information
Please provide details of your reasons for applying for housing. In particular, give details of any special circumstances or problems that you are experiencing which might be helped by re-housing and which are not covered elsewhere in this application.
10. Housing Scotland Act 2001
Please note that this does not prevent you applying in the normal way, but does require that the Association must follow certain procedures laid down in Section 63, Schedule 7 of the Housing Scotland (Act) 2001.
11. Why do you wish to live in the Shettleston area?
12. Declaration
Please read the following carefully before submitting this application.
I/we certify that the information given in this application and any other application forms relating to this application is a true and accurate record of my/our present circumstances, if not the application/s may be invalidated and suspended from the “active” housing list.
The Association has the right to apply in court for repossession of any dwelling/accommodation where the tenancy was found to have been granted on false or misleading information.
I/we agree to inform the Association of any changes in my/our circumstances.
I/we understand that my/our application will be subject to an annual review and failure to respond to the review request sent by the Association will result in my/our application being removed from the register.
I/we authorise the Association to make any necessary enquiries or investigations to confirm the details of this application.
DATA PROTECTION
All information provided within this application will be treated in confidence and comply with the relevant Data Protection Act. The information within this form will need to be verified by any relevant party and in signing this form you give consent for this to be carried out and for third parties to release the required information. The purpose of obtaining this information is to verify your current and previous housing circumstances and the information will only be used for the purpose of assessing your re-housing need and requirements (The information will be held securely in our files and will be used for the purpose of assessing your housing need as defined in the Association’s Allocation Policy. Should you be successful in obtaining accommodation with the Association, this form and any additions/updates will be held securely in your house file). After the granting of any tenancy, should any of the information you provide on this application be found to be false or misleading, this will be grounds for the Association to raise action against you to end the tenancy.
I/we agree to the declarations above (check appropriate boxes below AND enter your initials in the appropriate box, e.g. JB):
13. Ethnic Monitoring
Association is committed to the promotion of Equal Opportunities and as a result monitors all applications received to ensure that we do not directly or indirectly discriminate against disadvantaged groups and that our services reflect the needs of the population we serve.
To assist us in the process it is very important that the following questions are answered. However, if you choose not to answer any of these questions it will not affect your application or your right to our services.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR ETHNIC ORIGIN?
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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR HOUSEHOLD?
DISABILITY MONITORING CATEGORIES
GENDER MONITORING CATEGORIES
AGE MONITORING CATEGORIES
LANGUAGE MONITORING CATEGORIES
Thank you for your help to monitor our service.