If you live in a council or housing association home that doesn’t meet your needs you might be able to move to a different one. This could be because: your home is too small for you your home doesn’t meet your health or disability needs your benefits have been reduced and you can’t afford your rent you need to move to a different area There are two ways of moving to a different home - it might be worth trying both depending on your situation. You can apply to move to an empty council or housing association home - this is called a ‘tenancy transfer’. You can also apply to swap your...

You can apply for a home through your local council. They might also call it ‘social housing’. If your application is accepted, you’ll go on to a waiting list of people who need a council home. Your council will then prioritise applications based on who needs a home most urgently. The council’s allocations scheme will give details of who gets priority for homes in the area. Even if you get on the waiting list there’s no guarantee you’ll get a home. You could be offered a home owned by your local council or housing association. You might have to apply to some housing associations directly...