Risk rating for personal needs

At risk (4)

At risk due to personal needs includes:

• employment opportunity exists and the client needs to relocate to commence confirmed employment with start date within 7 days. They can't afford to stay in motels and have no friends and family to stay with
• unexpected unemployment with no savings or redundancy payment and cannot meet current rental which is in arrears
• primary income earner has left household or has become disabled and remaining income is inadequate to meet current housing cost
• current accommodation is culturally inappropriate causing severe stress to the household and immediate relocation is necessary
• loss of vital support network and no means to travel to an alternative
• the client or a household member is not able to access any funding to modify a private rental property
• current housing costs have increased and are now unaffordable, causing severe and persistent problems

Serious housing need (3)

Serious housing need due to personal needs includes:

• employment opportunity exists and client urgently needs to relocate in order to accept job offer. They can't afford motels and have no friends or family to stay with
• training opportunity exists in another location with the promise of guaranteed employment on completion of training, and training is not available in current location
• unexpected unemployment with minimal savings which will be required to pay for goods and other necessities
• primary income earner has left household or has become disabled and remaining income is inadequate to maintain current housing costs but is sustainable for a period of up to 60 days
• current accommodation has become culturally inappropriate causing significant and persistent stress to the household, and requiring relocation within 60 days
• loss of vital support network and no means of travel to an alternative

Moderate need (2)

Moderate need due to personal needs includes:

• current accommodation is now unsuitable as dependent children, or other occupants, or household members have moved out, and the house or section size is too big
• client can no longer maintain the section and garden
• fencing has become unsuitable for the safety of children, due to children growing older and needing a safe playing area
• car parking remote from accommodation and client has small children or moderate disability
• accommodation is now unsuitable due to change in neighbourhood, for example industrial redevelopment
• accommodation has lack of storage space, for example bedsit apartment
• need to relocate to enhance employment opportunities
• newly unemployed with savings
• employer has moved premises resulting in increased travel time and costs
• primary income earner has left household or has become disabled and remaining income is adequate to maintain current housing costs but will disadvantage some household members
• accommodation has become culturally inappropriate causing moderate discomfort to the household and relocation is desirable
• a support network has relocated but the household is able to access an alternative provider
• the client or a household member is experiencing some difficulty accessing funding to modify a private rental property
• large family wish to reunite but accommodation is too small to allow all members to live together
• need to relocate to enhance reunification with children
• current rental housing costs have increased having a moderate effect on the household

Low or no need (1)

Low or no need due to personal needs includes:

• no ill effects are being experienced by a household member
• no social or personal issues present
• change of employment but does not disadvantage household
• an income earner has left the household or has become disabled but there is little or no effect
• accommodation may potentially become inappropriate, for example, conflicting religious organisation has purchased land next door, and a church or other place of worship is proposed to be built on the site
• accommodation is culturally appropriate
• current rental and housing costs have no effect on the household