Housing Options Plan

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Required information

You will need the following information about you and any other members of your household who wish to move with you:

Paid income

Benefits

Savings

Fields marked with a * are required.

About you

What is your email address? *

Tell us your age: *

You must be at least 16 years old to qualify

Your full name: *

Do you live in Fife? *

Do you have any local connections?

A local connection is if you have permanent employment in Fife, or have immediate family that live in Fife and have done for the last three years

Are you a UK citizen? *

If you are not a UK citizen, what is your nationality?

Proof of recourse to public funds is required if you wish to apply for housing with Fife Council. If you require information on the types of proofs please call 03451 55 00 33 for advice

Is someone in the household pregnant? *

Have you served, or are serving in the armed forces? *

Your current accommodation

Are you homeless? *

Do you think you may become homeless?

Have you been asked to leave your current home? *

Is this due to a relationship breakdown in the family?

What is your current accommodation? *

Is your current accommodation in disrepair? *

This would include structural problems with the roof, walls or no roof coverings. Is the property energy efficient, does it meet health and safety requirements such as smoke detectors?

Adapted housing

Do you or anyone in your household require adapted housing? *

Adapted housing is considered if anyone in your household has difficulty navigating around the property

Is your house suitable for your medical needs? *

For example do you have trouble using stairs, or perhaps your home is not adapted to wheelchair use

Do you or anyone in your household require accommodation with support on site? *

Are you over 60, vulnerable and require support with daily living

Number of people

How many people are moving into the new household? *

Do you have an appropriate number of bedrooms? *

Has anyone moving to the new household been unemployed for longer than 6 months? *

In order to establish what housing options are available to you we need to know abour your employment status

Number of people moving to the new household doing paid work? *

Income and savings

What is your household take-home income? *

Please include wages, benefits and any other income

How often do you receive this income? *

Have you been working for over six months? *

For the whole household that is moving, what benefits are you receiving? *

None Child Benefit Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credit Child Maintenance Guardians Alliance Pension Credits Pension (other) Income Support Housing Benefit (including local housing allowance) Employment and Support Allowance Income-based Job Seeker's Allowance Contribution-based Job Seeker's Allowance Incapacity Benefit Severe Disability Allowance Disability Living Allowance Universal Credit PIP

What is the total value of your savings? *

Have you ever been bankrupt or had a trust deed? *

Are you experiencing financial difficulties? *

Do you have any outstanding debts? *

Do you have any mortgage or rent arrears? *

Your desired property

What type/s of property are you looking for?

Bedsit Bungalow Bungalow (Sheltered housing) Ground-floor flat Ground-floor flat (4 in a block) House Maisonette Multi-storey Sheltered housing (no stairs) Sheltered housing (stairs) Upper flat Upper flat (4 in a block)

What area/s would you like?

Abbeyview Abercrombie Aberdour Anstruther Arncroach Auchtermuchty Auchtertool Ballingry Balmullo Blairhall Boarhills Buckhaven Burntisland Cairneyhill Cardenden Carnock Cellardyke Ceres Charleston Coaltown of Balgonie Coaltown of Wemyss Colinsburgh Cowdenbeath Craigrothie Crail Crombie Crossford Crossgates Crosshill Culross Cupar Cupar Muir Dairsie Dalgety Bay Dunfermline North Dunfermline South Dunshalt Dysart East Wemyss Elie & Earlsferry Falkland Foodieash Freuchie Gateside Gauldry Glenrothes East Glenrothes North Glenrothes West Grange of Lindores Guardbridge Halbeath High Valleyfield Hill of Beath Hillend Inverkeithing Kelty Kemback Kennoway Kettlehills Kilconquhar Kilmany Kincardine Kinghorn Kinglassie Kingsbarns Kingseat Kingskettle Kirkcaldy Central Kirkcaldy East Kirkcaldy West Ladybank Largoward Leslie Letham Leuchars Leven Limekilns Lochgelly Lochore Lower Largo Lumphinans Lundin Links Luthrie Markinch Methil Methilhill Milton of Balgonie New Gilston Newburgh Newmills Newport on Tay Newton of Falkland North Queensferry Oakley Pitlessie Pittenweem Rossie Rosyth Saline Springfield St Andrews St Michaels St Monans Star of Markinch Strathkinness Strathmiglo Tayport Thornton Torryburn Townhill Upper Largo Wellwood West Wemyss Windygates Wormit

How many bedrooms?

Additional information

Do you require further information on any of these? *

None Living with a learning or physical disability At risk of domestic abuse Alcohol or drug problems Asylum-seeker or refugee Cancer support

Start your Application

Due to service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, we are currently unable to process new housing applications or changes to existing applications within normal timescales. If you applied for housing from March 2020 there may also be a significant delay in your application being assessed.

If you are homeless, or need somewhere to stay urgently, please call 0800 028 6231 so we can discuss your housing options.

To complete an online housing application you will need to register for a secure account on Fife Direct. If you already have an account, login in using your existing details.

If you already have an application and you need to update your circumstances, please do not submit a new application. Please log back onto your online application for housing and update the information required. If you have moved address please complete every section of the application, taking into account your new housing circumstances.

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