Common use of ELIGIBILITY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING Clause in Contracts

ELIGIBILITY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING. 5.1 Applicants must be eligible for social housing. Eligibility for social housing is set down nationally, including provisions regarding persons from abroad and those subject to immigration control and details will be included within the published Allocations Policy. In essence, the following are eligible: - (1) British citizens (2) Certain Commonwealth citizens with a right of abode in the UK (3) Irish citizens, who are not subject to immigration control in the UK because the Republic of Ireland forms part of the Common Travel Area (see paragraph 3.11 (iii) below) with the UK which allows free movement (4) EEA nationals, and their family members, who have a right to reside in the UK that derives from EU law. Whether an EEA national (or family member) has a particular right to reside in the UK (or another Member State) will depend on the circumstances, particularly their economic status (e.g. whether he or she is a worker, self-employed, a student, or economically inactive) (5) Persons who are exempt from immigration control under the Immigration Acts, including diplomats and their family members based in the UK, and some military personnel.

ELIGIBILITY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING. 5.1 Applicants must be eligible for social housing. Eligibility for social housing is set down nationally, including provisions regarding persons from abroad and those subject to immigration control and details will be included within the published Allocations Policy. In essence, the following are eligible: -eligible:- (1) British citizens (2) Certain Commonwealth citizens with a right of abode in the UK (3) Irish citizens, who are not subject to immigration control in the UK because the Republic of Ireland forms part of the Common Travel Area (see paragraph 3.11 (iii) below) with the UK which allows free movement (4) EEA nationals, and their family members, who have a right to reside in the UK that derives from EU law. Whether an EEA national (or family member) has a particular right to reside in the UK (or another Member State) will depend on the circumstances, particularly their economic status (e.g. whether he or she is a worker, self-employed, a student, or economically inactive) (5) Persons who are exempt from immigration control under the Immigration Acts, including diplomats and their family members based in the UK, and some military personnel.