Council housing is only one way of solving a housing problem and for many people, it is unlikely that they will be helped. As an alternative to Council housing, housing associations can sometimes provide accommodation similar to the Council. There are several housing associations in the Council's area and in the majority of cases the Council has nomination rights to their housing. Where it means earlier rehousing, the Council will consider nominating you for a suitable vacancy if you have sufficient priority on the Housing Register. The Council cannot nominate you to a housing association's register. The Council will nominate you to a vacant property and only those households with the highest priority will be nominated.

There is a separate question on the application form covering housing associations.