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Room to Move scheme: free up housing for families

Room to Move Scheme is a council scheme to encourage and help tenants to move from a larger property to a smaller property to free-up homes for families.

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Check if you are eligible for the Room to Move scheme

Secure council tenants who:

  • are in 'general needs' accommodation and are under-occupying
  • occupy properties that benefit from major adaptations where the facilities are no longer required by the household
  • require major adaptations to their homes where the need can be more economically met in alternative accommodation

The scheme is not available to tenants in sheltered accommodation.

Who is not eligible

Introductory tenants.

Tenants who've breached, or are being investigated for a breach of, their tenancy conditions.

Tenants securing their own accommodation including:

  • out of borough moves
  • private sector moves
  • mutual exchanges

Tenants in arrears of rent, however this may be waived where:

  • the debt can be cleared by funds deducted from the cash payment incentive
  • a repayment agreement is reached and written agreement is provided that the debt will continue to be paid at the new address