Risk rating for medical or disability needs

At risk (4)

At risk due to medical or disability needs includes:

• current accommodation is unsuitable due to health and disability, the risk to the client is severe
• household member is terminally ill and relocation is required within 7 days or less to enable household members to be together
• immediate need to relocate to ensure client can access critical medical care
• hospitalisation as a result of a recognised communicable disease, for example, whooping cough, tuberculosis (TB), meningitis, measles, where there is a causal link to the current house
• client now has a guide dog and current accommodation is unsuitable for animals

Serious housing need (3)

Serious housing need due to medical or disability needs includes:

• current accommodation is unsuitable due to health or disability and the risk to the client is serious
• household member has been diagnosed (or current condition has worsened) with a special need and is hospitalised and the household must be relocated in order to maintain support
• mental or physical health has deteriorated or a household member has suffered a permanent disability and a different type of housing is required
• current accommodation is no longer suitable due to acute medical condition or worsening of current condition resulting in mobility or access difficulties. For example, household member recently confined to a wheelchair, and current accommodation is two-story, has outside laundry or toilet, external steps or steep paths
• a household member requires a separate bedroom due to a serious medical condition
• current accommodation is isolated causing difficulties in accessing essential services. For example, unable to get to shops, transport and medical issues (such as depression, anxiety)

Moderate need (2)

Moderate need due to medical or disability needs includes:

• current accommodation is unsuitable due to health or disability and the risk to the client is moderate
• household member has been diagnosed (or current condition has worsened) with a special need requiring the household to relocate closer to support services
• current accommodation is unsuitable due to a change in living arrangements, for example client may now have another person living with them providing physical or emotional support and therefore another bedroom is required
• current accommodation is unsuitable due to change in circumstances. For example, elderly or disabled household member has moved in and cannot access upstairs bedrooms and is sleeping in living areas
• current accommodation is isolated and relocation is desirable but no medical or personal issues present

Low or no need (1)

Low or no need due to medical or disability includes:

• household member requires specific medical attention or special support network, but the household can maintain current lifestyle, but relocation would increase convenience
• no medical issues present