Council housing allocation system

In this section:

• Overview of policy
  An overview of the council housing allocations policy
• Summary of each of the five bands
  The bands range from "very urgent" to "no priority"
• Other elements of the policy
  Other points which we consider when allocating council housing
• Suitable accommodation
  Due to the high demand for the majority of council housing in York accommodation has to be allocated in terms of 'suitability'
• Good neighbour standard
  The good neighbour standard rewards existing secure City of York Council tenants who have not breached their tenancy conditions for at least the last three years