Gateway to Homechoice is the scheme for letting
social housing in this district and seven other council areas in
the region.
Suffolk Coastal has joined Babergh, Braintree, Colchester,
Ipswich, Maldon, Mid Suffolk and Waveney to give its residents the
opportunity to bid for council and housing association homes across
the seven partner councils.
Council and housing association homes available to let in
all the council areas are advertised on the Gateway to
Homechoice website and anyone registered with Gateway to Homechoice
can put in a bid for homes that suit their requirements.
Follow the link below to go to the Gateway to Homechoice
website to view or bid for available homes or to find out more
about the scheme:
Registering with Gateway to Homechoice
New applicants should register with Gateway to Homechoice by
completing the registration form on the Gateway to Homechoice
website:
When you register with Gateway to Homechoice you will be placed
in one of five bands depending on how serious or urgent your
housing needs are. You will be notified of your band by letter a
few weeks after completing the application form with information
about the bidding process.
Further information, help and advice
If you are thinking of registering for Gateway to
Homechoice you can call 01394 444822, email
homechoice@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk
or visit the Gateway to Homechoice website (new window) for
further information.
If you find yourself threatened with
homelessness you should contact Suffok Coastal's Housing
Options Team on 01394 444237 or email
homelessness@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk
for advice and assistance.
If you do not have internet access, computers are available at
the Suffolk Coastal's Melton Hill offices in Woodbridge or the
Felixstowe seafront office.
Suffolk Heritage Housing Association’s Framlingham office at
Avocet House, Station Road, Framlingham IP13 9EE (open between
8.45am and 5.15pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8.45am to 4pm
on Wednesdays and 8.45pm to 4.45pm on Fridays) and the
district’s
libraries, also offer internet access to those who want to
register.
Alternatively, you can call 01394 444822 to go
through the process over the phone with a member of staff.
Allocation scheme
Suffolk Coastal is required to have an allocation scheme in
place for determining priorities and the procedure to be followed
in allocating housing accommodation. We have adopted the allocation
scheme that is being used by all of the partners in Gateway to
Homechoice.
Each home that is made available through Gateway to Homechoice
will go to the applicant with the highest need in the highest band.
If two families or people in the same band bid for the same home,
it will go to the people that have been waiting the longest.
You can find out more more about the banding system and how the
scheme operates by following the links below: