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Rehousing Registration

Please answer every relevant question


Please do not fill in this form if you are already registered for rehousing, or have started your registration within the last three weeks. We will not be able to accept it.

Get advice first if you are not sure if you are registered

  SECTION 1 - ABOUT YOU  
    Surname  
    First name(s)  
    Email address  
    Address
House/Flat number
Road/Court
Area
Postcode help
 
    Daytime phone number   (if none, put 'none')  
    When did you move in here?
Month  
Year
 
   

Can we write to you at your home address?
Yes No
If No, please give a contact address
Number & road
Area
Change if different
Postcode

 
    Do you, or anyone who will be moving with you, own another home (other than the one you, or they, live in)?
Yes No
 
    Are you?
Male Female
 
  Date of birth   
    National Insurance Number (Don't know your number? help)  
    Have you, or anyone who will be moving with you, ever lived abroad (outside the UK)? (Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands do NOT count as abroad). Why do we ask this?
Yes (We will send you a separate form about this. Please continue)
No
 
    Do you live in the area covered by Manchester City Council?
(If you're not sure, check which council collects your council tax and empties your bins - or check the map).
Yes No
 
      If Yes. How long have you lived in Manchester? Years Months  
      If No. You may have lived in Manchester in the past - if so, please give the address(es) of the homes you lived in (include any Manchester City Council home(s) on 'overspill' estates outside the city).
Address 1

From: Month, Year To: Month, Year
If rented, put landlord's name and address
 
      Address 2

From: Month, Year To: Month, Year
If rented, put landlord's name and address
 
      Address 3

From: Month, Year To: Month, Year
If rented, put landlord's name and address
 
    Do you, or anyone who will be moving with you, work in the area covered by Manchester City Council?
Yes No
 
    If Yes, what is the address of the work?
 
    Are you, or anyone who will be moving with you, in full time education in the area covered by Manchester City Council?
Yes No
 
If Yes, what is the address of the school/college?

  SECTION 2 - PREVIOUS ADDRESSES  
   

Please list any other addresses you have lived in over the last THREE years.
Do NOT include your current address or any address you have already given us above.

Previous address 1

From: Month, Year To: Month, Year
If rented, put landlord's name and address

 
    Previous address 2

From: Month, Year To: Month, Year
If rented, put landlord's name and address
 
    Previous address 3

From: Month, Year To: Month, Year
If rented, put landlord's name and address
 
 
  SECTION 3 - ABOUT THE PEOPLE MOVING WITH YOU (moving group)  
  3A. HUSBAND/WIFE/PARTNER MOVING WITH YOU  
    Do you have a husband, wife or partner (gay or straight) who will move into your new home with you?
Yes No
If YES please give details below: If NO go to next question
 
    Name  
    Sex? Date of Birth Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Male Female  
    Does s/he live with you now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
 
    We assume that you will share a bedroom with your husband/wife/partner. If this is NOT the case, please say why you need separate rooms (for example because of a serious medical condition).
 
3B. YOUR CHILDREN MOVING WITH YOU  
    Do you or your husband/wife/partner have any children, including grown-up children, who will move into your new home with you?
NoGo to next question
YesGive details of every child below
 
    Name  
    Sex? Date of Birth Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Male Female  
    Does s/he live with you for at least half of the time now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
Will s/he live with you for at least half of the time in your new home? Yes No
 
    Name  
    Sex? Date of Birth Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Male Female  
    Does s/he live with you for at least half of the time now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
Will s/he live with you for at least half of the time in your new home? Yes No
 
    Name  
    Sex? Date of Birth Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Male Female  
    Does s/he live with you for at least half of the time now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
Will s/he live with you for at least half of the time in your new home? Yes No
 
    Name  
    Sex? Date of Birth Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Male Female  
    Does s/he live with you for at least half of the time now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
Will s/he live with you for at least half of the time in your new home? Yes No
 
    Name  
    Sex? Date of Birth Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Male Female  
    Does s/he live with you for at least half of the time now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
Will s/he live with you for at least half of the time in your new home? Yes No
 
    Name  
    Sex? Date of Birth Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Male Female  
    Does s/he live with you for at least half of the time now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
Will s/he live with you for at least half of the time in your new home? Yes No
 
    If you have used all the spaces above, have you any more children who will move with you?
Yes No
If Yes, how many? we will take more details later
 
3C. OTHER PEOPLE MOVING WITH YOU  
    Will any more people move into your new home with you (other than the ones you have already told us about)?
No Go to next question
Yes Give details of every person below. At 'Relationship to you' put 'my brother' or 'my mother' for example.
 
    Name Sex?
Male Female
 
   
Relationship to you

Date of Birth
Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Does s/he live with you now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
 
  Name Sex?
Male Female
 
   
Relationship to you

Date of Birth
Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Does s/he live with you now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
 
    Name Sex?
Male Female
 
   
Relationship to you

Date of Birth
Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Does s/he live with you now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
 
    Name Sex?
Male Female
 
   
Relationship to you

Date of Birth
Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Does s/he live with you now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
 
    Name Sex? Male Female  
   
Relationship to you

Date of Birth
Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Does s/he live with you now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
 
    Name Sex?
Male Female
 
   
Relationship to you

Date of Birth
Nat Insurance No.
(If 16 or over) help
 
    Does s/he live with you now? Yes No
If No what is their address?
 
    If you have used all the spaces above, are there any more people who will move with you?
Yes No
If Yes, how many? we will take more details later
 
    Are any of those listed in C. OTHER PEOPLE (above) married to each other, or partners with each other (gay or straight)?
Yes No
If YES, which ones?
with
with
 
    We assume that couples (married or unmarried, straight or gay) will share a bedroom. Please tell us if this is not the case with any couple listed in the C. OTHER PEOPLE question (above). Please say why they need separate rooms (for example because of a serious medical condition).
 
    Are any of those listed in C. OTHER PEOPLE (above) brother or sister of each other?
Yes No
If YES, please name them - eg 'Peter Smith is brother of John Smith and Julie Brown'.
 
3D. EXPECTING A CHILD  
    Are you, or any of the people who will be moving into a new home with you, pregnant? You will need to show us a medical letter confirming the birth date.
 Yes No
If YES, which one(s)
Name expected date of birth
Name expected date of birth
 

SECTION 4 - ABOUT THE PEOPLE NOT MOVING WITH YOU (staying group)  
    Is there anyone living with you now who will NOT be moving with you?
 Yes                                                           No
If Yes please give details of these people below. At 'Relationship to you' put 'my sister' or 'my husband' or 'my ex-partner' for example. Or put 'none'.
If No go to the next question.
 
a. NAME Sex? Date of Birth  
  Male Female  
    Relationship to you      
  b. NAME Sex? Date of Birth  
    Male Female  
    Relationship to you      
  c. NAME Sex? Date of Birth  
  Male Female  
    Relationship to you      
  d. NAME Sex? Date of Birth  
  Male Female  
    Relationship to you      
  e. NAME Sex? Date of Birth  
  Male Female  
    Relationship to you      
  f. NAME Sex? Date of Birth  
  Male Female  
    Relationship to you      
  If you have used all the spaces above, are there any more people living with you now who will NOT be moving with you?
Yes No
If Yes how many
  Are any of the people you have listed as NOT moving (above) married to each other, or partners with each other (gay or straight)?
Yes No
If Yes, which ones
with
with
Are any of the people you have listed as NOT moving (above) brother or sister of each other?
Yes No
If YES, please name them - eg 'Peter Smith is brother of John Smith and Julie Brown'.

SECTION 5 - ABOUT YOUR PRESENT HOME
    Do you live in a home managed by one of the not-for-profit landlords in the Manchester Housing Register? You could be a tenant, one of the family, or lodging there.
Pick the landlord from the list below, or pick ‘none of these’ at the bottom.
Adactus Housing Group
Arcon Housing Association
Ashiana Housing Association
City South Manchester Housing Trust
Contour Housing Group
Eastlands Homes
Grove Village (Ardwick PFI)
Guinness Trust
Irwell Valley Housing Association
Manchester City Council
Manchester & District Housing Association (part of Harvest Housing Group)
Manchester Methodist Housing Association
Mosscare
Northern Counties Housing Association
Northwards Housing
Parkway Green Housing Trust
People First Housing Association
Places for People
Saint Vincent’s Housing Association
Southway Housing Trust
Space New Living
Willow Park Housing Trust
William Sutton Housing Association
none of these
 
    At your present address are you:
a tenant of a private landlord
a tenant of a council other than Manchester
a tenant of a non-for-profit landlord other than those listed above
lodging with someone who owns the property (including friends or family)
lodging with someone who rents the property from a council, housing association or housing trust (including friends or family)
lodging with someone who rents the property from a private landlord (including friends or family)
an owner occupier
a tied tenant (home comes with job)
in bed and breakfast
in a hostel
other: please say what

If you have put 'a tenant' in the question above, please put the name and address of your landlord, or landlord's agent:
 
    What type of property do you live in?
House
Flat
Maisonette
Bungalow
Other please say what
 
    What floor is your front door on? (eg 'ground', 'third')  
    If your front door is above ground floor, is there a lift?
Yes No
 
    How many living rooms do you have? (include 'dining rooms' but not kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms)   
    How many bedrooms are in your home?
Include all bedrooms - not just those used by people who will move with you.

How many of the bedrooms are big enough for a double bed?
 
    Do you have all of these facilities in your home? If you have to share with other households, say 'No'
Sink; bath or shower; toilet; hot water; electricity; heating; kitchen or meals provided; living room.
 Yes No
If No please say what you don't have. If you share the facility, say how many households you share with.
 
    Does your home have any adaptations for a disabled person, such as wheelchair access or stairlifts?
 Yes No
 
    If Yes what sort of adaptations do you have (eg ramps, stairlifts)
 

  SECTION 6 - YOUR FINANCES  
    What is the TOTAL weekly income, after tax, of you and your husband, wife or partner (if you have one)? Include wages, pensions and benefits.
 
 
    Do you and your husband, wife or partner (if you have one) have TOTAL savings of more than £3,000? Included any money in current bank account.
Yes No
If Yes, what is the value of your savings?
 
    Do you, or anyone who will be moving with you, own any property or properties - including the home you/they live in now?
 Yes No

If Yes how much money would you/they make if the property/properties were sold, after paying off the mortgage and any other debts? If there is more than one property, put the TOTAL amount.
 

  SECTION 7 - WHERE YOU WANT TO LIVE
7A. CHOOSE AN AREA
    Look at the list of rehousing areas below. Please pick the area(s) you are interested in. You can pick as many areas as you want. If you are not sure, look at this map of rehousing areas
    North & East Manchester   Central Manchester   South Manchester
  Beswick Ardwick Baguley
  Blackley Chorlton/Medlock Baguley: Royal Oak
  Charlestown Fallowfield Brooklands
  Cheetham Hill Gorton: Bennett St Burnage East
  Cheetwood Gorton North Burnage West
  Clayton Gorton South Chorlton
  Collyhurst: Monsall Gorton West Chorlton: Nell Lane
  Collyhurst: Village Hulme Chorlton Park
  Collyhurst: Vine Levenshulme Didsbury
  Collyhurst South Longsight Merseybank
  Crumpsall Moss Side Moss Nook
  Dam Head Platt Fields Newall Green
  Harpurhey Central Rusholme Northenden
  Harpurhey South Rusholme West Northern Moor
  Higher Blackley St Georges West Didsbury
  Higher Openshaw Whalley Range Withington
  Lightbowne     Woodhouse Park
  Miles Platting/Ancoats        
  Moston        
  New Moston        
  Newton Heath        
  Riverdale        
  Smithfield        

  7B. COMMUNITY CONNECTION  
    Do you have, or does someone moving with you have, a COMMUNITY CONNECTION to any of the areas you have chosen above? The reasons for having a community connection are listed below. Please pick one of these reasons, or pick 'NONE of these connections'.  (We will check these details later).  
      Having a family connection in an area you want. A parent or guardian must have lived in that area for at least three years; or you must have lived with your parent(s) or guardian(s) in that area for at least three years in the past.
Name(s) and address of parent(s) or guardian(s):
 
    Having a good housing history in an area you want. You must have lived in the area for at least the last three years; paid your rent or mortgage on time (or kept to an agreement to repay arrears); not acted anti-socially; and kept to your tenancy agreement.  
    Having a child at a primary school in an area you want. The child must have a good attendance history and good behaviour record.
Name and address of the school:
 
    Needing to be near work or work-linked education or training, or childcare you need for work in an area you want.
Name and address of employer, education, training or childcare:
 
    Providing employment or a service in an area you want.
Name and address of business or service:
 
    Working for, or running, a community-based voluntary activity in an area you want.
Name and address of activity or organisation:

How long have you, or they, been doing this?
 
    Having successfully completed a ‘young person’s pre-tenancy skills’ training course.
This course is run by the City Centre Project for 16 to 25 year-olds setting up home for the first time.
Name and address of the support worker, and the date you completed the course:
 
    NONE of these connections