ELIGIBILITY RELATING TO OTHER CRITERIA

	Awarding consultancy contracts outside of prescribed guidelines. Providing sensitive or confidential information Approving maintenance outside of prescribed guidelines. (All work that is required to be carried out on properties known to be occupied by employees or relatives of Homeswest employee’s, must be authorised by regional management. See Employee – Maintenance Policy in Maintenance Policy Manual).
People Required to Prove Eligibility 39. Applicants, partners and co- applicants must prove eligibility for assistance at application and allocation and all household members must be eligible regarding a debt to Homeswest.	39.1 All persons 18 years and above who will be signing the tenancy agreement on the allocation of a property, must prove eligibility for assistance. 39.2 See also – Definition of other household members, and Further Assistance (Debt ) Policy.
Eligibility Regarding Household Types. 40. Applicants make application for assistance according to their family and household composition.	40.1 Household types: Single -singles under 55 years of age; single seniors 55 years and over. Couple - no children ( either 55 years and over seniors, or 55 years and under). Family – couple or single parent and dependent or non-dependent children. Shared – people not in a family relationship sharing accommodation. In a shared tenancy all applicants are regarded as co-applicants and will be assessed for eligibility on their individual basis. Adults will be allocated a bedroom each.

	Example: Three single people, related or unrelated, wishing to share accommodation. Two single mothers with dependants, wishing to share (Adults will be allocated a bedroom each and the children in relation to gender and age.)
41. Applicants anticipating that their household type may change prior to the allocation of a property, may make application according to the anticipated changes. However, the household must conform to that requirement at allocation.	41.1 Example: Families expecting a child, Migrants who are expecting family members to join them in Australia.
Appeal Regarding a Homeswest Decision Relating to Eligibility for Assistance. 42. Applicants can appeal regarding any decision made in relation to their eligibility for assistance.	42.1 See HOMESWEST APPEALS MECHANISM Policy.