How the Housing Register banding system works
We assess your Housing Register application to understand your needs.
To make sure that applicants with the greatest need receive the highest priority, we place them into bands. The band we place you in depends on your housing circumstances.
Applicants in Band One receive the highest priority, followed by Band Two and then Band Three.
Your priority on the Housing Register influences how long you must wait for a home. Those in a higher band will wait less time than those in a lower priority band. You may struggle to receive a home if you're in a lower priority band.
Average waiting times for those in Band One by bedroom need:
- One bedroom property = 18 months
- Two bedroom property = 2 years
- Three bedroom property = 3 years
- Four bedroom property = 6 years
- Five+ bedroom property = over 10 years
Average waiting times for those in Band Two = over 7 years
Average waiting times for those in Band Three = over 10 years
Banding categories
View the different banding categories below. You can see an explanation of what each one means.
Band One
- OVER - the applicant, or a member of their household, has an overriding medical priority
- SPNP - the applicant has multiple housing needs requiring an urgent move as agreed by a Special Priority Needs Panel
- MT5% - Management Transfer agreed by the Peterborough Homes landlord
- SAP - approved move on from the Supported Accommodation Panel
- PREVPN - owed Homeless Prevention Duty S.195 and are likely to be owed the s.193(2) Homeless Main Duty when the s.189b Relief Duty comes to an end because they are believed to be in priority need and deemed not to have worsened their housing circumstances and have a local connection
- RELIEFDA - the applicant is owed a Relief Duty S.189b and they are homeless due to being a victim of domestic abuse
- CARE - leaving Peterborough City Council care
- UNDERSHEL - under-occupying a property, which is let to them by one of the Peterborough Homes landlords and only moving to sheltered
- UNDERHIGH - under-occupying a high demand property, which is let to them by one of the Peterborough Homes landlords
- STATOVER - statutory overcrowded as confirmed by the Private Sector Housing Team
- DISR - the applicant's landlord has been served with an improvement notice because a category 1 hazard exists at their accommodation (priority may be withdrawn if the hazard ceases to exist)
Band Two
- OVEROCC2 - overcrowded in current accommodation by two bedrooms or more
- HIGH - high medical priority for a move
- UNDERLOW - under-occupying a low demand property, which is let to them by one of the Peterborough Homes landlords
- HARA - the applicant (or a member of their household) is a victim of harassment, violence or abuse or is at significant risk of harm
- PREV - owed Homeless Prevention Duty S.195 but are not likely to be owed the s.193(2) Homeless Main Duty when the s.189b Relief Duty comes to an end because they are not believed to be in priority need or deemed to have worsened their housing circumstances
- RELIEF - owed Homeless Relief Duty s.189b and have a local connection to Peterborough
Band Three
- OVEROCC1 - overcrowded in current accommodation by one bedroom
- MEDICAL - low medical need to move
- ACAH - accepted as homeless - the applicant is owed a duty under section 193 (2) or 195 (2) of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by Homelessness Reduction Act 2017)
- INTE - intentionally homeless under either s.193 (2) or s.190 of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by Homelessness Reduction Act 2017)
- NONP - non-priority under s.192 (2) Housing Act 1996 (as amended by Homeless Reduction Act 2017)
- UNDERNO - under-occupying a no demand property, which is let to them by one of the Peterborough Homes Landlords
- ADEQ - adequately housed - over 55 years old for sheltered accommodation or those who have had their homelessness relieved
- AWAY - no local connection to Peterborough - over 55 years old for sheltered accommodation only
