If you currently have spare bedrooms in your home and want to downsize, we want to help you move to a property more suitable to your needs.
Check if you can benefit
To join the scheme, you must:
- Have one or more spare or unoccupied bedrooms
- Be a Secure Tenant
- Leave the property vacant - no household member remaining in the property or made homeless
- Give the Council access to perform a property inspection before your move
You may not be successful if:
- You live in a property with aids or adaptations that a member of your household still needs
- You have any serious breaches with your tenancy
- There is no funding available
If your application is successful, you will receive a basic payment of £2000. You will also be paid an additional £500 for each bedroom that you give up.
This payment will be made once you have signed for the new tenancy and ended your former tenancy.
Not sure if you are eligible?
Check with your Housing Officer