The purpose of this questionnaire is to establish whether you may qualify for either grant under the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) Order 2002.
Please note this is not a formal application for grant assistance.
BEFORE YOU COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE QUALIFYING CRITERIA AND INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE GRANT YOU WANT TO APPLY FOR.
Should you require any assistance please contact:
The Grant Advisors
Private Sector Housing Unit
The Civic Centre, Lampton Road
Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 4DN
Tel: 020 8583 3874 / 3876
Test of Financial Resources or 'The Means Test'
You and your partner will be subjected to a financial mans test. We will need to know all the details about your incomes, captials and savings. If the property is jointly owned with another person, you will need to provide us with all the above mentioned information about that person and their partner.
We will use Council Tax and Housing Benefit regulations to calculate the contribution of non-dependent people living with you.
The resulting calculation will enable us to advise you of any possible financial contribution you may be expected to make towards the cost of any grant eligible work.
Sometimes the calculation results in your contribution being higher than the cost of the eligible works. This would mean that no grant assisstance would be available to you.
You will be advised of the result of the calculation at an early stage.
Please be as accurate as possible in supplying this information. The formula used when calculating the level of grant is extremely sensitive and any small discrepency will result in significant differences.
If you are eventually formally invited to apply for grant assisstance you will be asked to supply documentation to support your application, including proof of income, benefits and savings.
If you are invitied to apply and your financial circumstances have changed, your contribution will change accordingly.
Home Repair Assistance
A typical Home Repair Assistance grant will include works for securing the basic fabric of a property from wind or rain, protecting the occupants from immediate danger, insulation, repair to windows or doors and minor adaptations.
Additional priority will be given to applicants where the condition of the premises could lead to substantial risk of harm to the occupants.
To Qualify:
You must be over 18 years of age, be a UK citizen or ordinary resident in the UK not subject to immigration control, with a UK National Insurance Number
The property must be in the London Borough of Hounslow
The applicant must be an owner-occupier, or be the tenant with repairing responsibility
The applicant must have the right to exclusive occupation of the property for 3 years where he/she is responsible for repairs
The applicant / partner or member of the household does not own another property in the UK or abroad
The applicant / partner has not received a previous Discretionary Grant or partially funded Disabiled Facility Grant in the past 5 years. (excluding minor adaptations or energy efficiency grants)
Please Note:
The grants are means-tested and all resident household members will be subject to the means test. The amount of grant wll be the difference between the amount of the assessed contribution and the total cost of the eligible work
The grant will be capped at a maximum of £5,000
The grant amount will be registered on the Local Land Charges for 5 years. The whole grant will be repayable if the property is sold within that period
Remember if successful this is a preliminary calculation and the result may be changed at the time of formal application
Renovation Grant
Typical work that may attract this grant funding includes major work, which will make the property habitable for the occupants and must include work that addresses structural stability, dampness, WC provision, electrics, drainage, bathing, kitchen facilities and energy efficiency.
Please select the type of grant you wish to apply for:
To Qualify:
You must be over 18 years of age, be a UK citizen or ordinary resident in the UK not subject to immigration control, with a UK National Insurance Number
The property must be in the London Borough of Hounslow
The applicant must have lived and owned the property for the last 3 years
The application must have reached the sufficient points level, which will prioritise properties that are a Health and Safety risk to the occupants
The applicant / partner or member of the household does not own another house in the UK or abroad
The applicant / partner has not received a previous Discretionary Grant or partially funded Disabiled Facility Grant in the past 5 years. (excluding minor adaptations or energy efficiency grants)
The property must have no more than two unoccupied bedrooms
The applicant / partner has not acquired the property under the ‘Right to Buy Scheme’ within the last 5 years
Please Note:
The grants are means-tested and all resident household members will be subject to the means test. The amount of grant wll be the difference between the amount of the assessed contribution and the total cost of the eligible work
Priority will be given to properties that have a Council Tax banding of A, B, C or D and acquire adequate points in accordance with the Council’s point assessment system
The grant will be capped at a maximum of £15,000
The grant amount will be registered on the Local Land Charges for 5 years. The whole grant will be repayable if the property is sold within that period
Remember if successful this is a preliminary calculation and the result may be changed at the time of formal application
Online questionnaire
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU COMPLETE EACH SECTION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE. IF ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ARE NOT COMPLETED, WE WILL BE UNABLE TO PROCEED WITH YOUR ENQUIRY.
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