Transfers

When a client has a change in circumstances that affects their housing needs they may request a transfer to another property that better suits their new circumstances.

A client requesting a transfer to another social housing property will have to be reassessed using the original assessment criteria. This means they must have had a significant change in circumstances, as the client needs to be at risk (priority A) or have a serious housing need (priority B), to be eligible for another property.

If the client has concerns with the existing social housing property they are renting, for example, if it is cold, damp and/or mouldy, or there are concerns with overcrowding or underutilisation in the property, these cases need to be referred to the Housing Processing Hub.

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When a housing provider requires a tenant to transfer, they may ask MSD to complete a review of the tenant's housing requirements.

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All clients in social housing can have their tenancy reviewed. However, these are being targeted to make sure that reviews focus on the people most likely able to sustain alternative housing.

This means when clients tell us about changes in circumstances that effect their continued eligibility or the need for the particular property, their continued eligibility for social housing may not be reviewed straight away.