Housing Support Products

Housing Support Products are individual products that provide financial assistance for clients needing help to obtain and retain accommodation.

Housing Support Products, with the exception of Transition to Alternative Housing Grant, are recoverable discretionary grants and can be considered for any client who meets the qualifications.

Assistance can be declined if it is not appropriate after discussing the circumstances of the client and their partner (if any) and dependent children (if any).

The type of Housing Support Product that a client can receive also depends on whether the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies to their accommodation agreement.

• Moving Costs Grant
  Also known as Accommodation Moving Costs Grant
  Provides recoverable assistance to help a client with costs to move their furniture, appliances, personal effects, and personal belongings into accommodation.
• Bond Grant
  Provides recoverable assistance to help with the cost of a rental bond charged by a landlord to the client as a tenant. This payment is limited to accommodation that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies to.
• Accommodation Costs in Advance Grant
  Also known as Rent in Advance Grant
  Provides recoverable assistance to help with the cost of accommodation costs in advance charged by an accommodation supplier to the client
• Accommodation Costs Arrears Grant
  Also known as Rent Arrears Grant
  Provides recoverable assistance to help clients retain their accommodation if they are at risk of losing their accommodation due to being behind on their accommodation costs.
• Tenancy Costs Cover
  A conditional grant for clients who are having difficulty getting rental housing due to their personal circumstances. It provides landlords with assurance the client will be able to meet any tenancy related costs over and above the rental bond (up to a limit) if owed at the end of the tenancy. Tenancy Costs Cover is payable to the landlord, but recoverable from the client. This payment is limited accommodation that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies to.
• Transition to Alternative Housing Grant
  A one-off, non-recoverable incentive payment for clients who are ready and able to move out of social housing and into alternative housing. This payment is limited to clients moving into accommodation that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies to.
• Accommodation Security Cover Grant
  A conditional, recoverable grant that provides assurance to accommodation suppliers that the client will be able to pay any outstanding costs, up to a limit, at the end of their accommodation agreement. This payment is limited to accommodation agreements that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 does not apply to.

Clients can receive multiple Housing Support Products if they meet the qualifications for each individual grant.

Note The Statement of Satisfactory Tenancy and Conditional Grant for Housing Assistance are no longer available from 13 March 2023.