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South Ayrshire Council Ayrshire Housing Ayrshire Housing Sheltered type property Lochside, South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 3

This information booklet is a guide to the location of properties, how often properties are let and the number of points awarded for South Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire Housing applicants.

It should help you make informed decisions when completing your application form regarding the areas you wish to live in and the type of properties available.

Due to high demand for housing, South Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire Housing prioritise the allocation of their properties based on housing need. Please note that South Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire Housing operate seperate allocations policies and allocations systems.

We assess the number of points to be awarded based on the information you provide in your application form. Information on how points are awarded is included within this booklet.

If you are unsure of any information within this booklet, or have an enquiry about completing your application form please contact any of the offices as detailed on the back of this booklet.

For South Ayrshire Council information see page 1

For Ayrshire Housing see page 10

Index Pages

South Ayrshire Council Information 3 - 13 Ayrshire Housing Information 14 - 18 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 3

South Ayrshire Council - Stock Turnover Report To help you choose which area and size of property you would consider we offer a stock turnover report. This report shows the number of properties let in each area, the total number of properties we own and the average length of time an applicant waited to be housed.

The full report can be accessed at www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/housing/stock.aspx or by contacting your local housing office.

Here is how the information appears within the report:

2 BEDROOM MAINSTREAM WAITING LIST

AREA LETTING LETS FOR PROPERTIES OFFICE NEIGHBOURHOOD 01/04/2009 TO AS AT 31/03/2010 31/03/2010

AYR 0 25 ANNPIT 0 37 BRAEHEAD 10 140 CRAIGIE 4 86 NORTH CENTRAL 26 186 WOODFIELD 3 36

HOUSING LIST - The average waiting time for an applicant on the 2 bedroom mainstream housing list was 962 days.

TRANSFER LIST - The average waiting time for an applicant on the 2 bedroom mainstream transfer list was 1934 days.

HOMELESS LIST - The average waiting time for an applicant on the 2 bedroom mainstream homeless list was 262 days. PAGE 4 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 5

SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL HAS NON SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION FOR RENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

AYR NORTH ANNPIT Blackhouse Place Noltmire Road Annpit Road Campbell Court Paterson Street Bellesleyhill Avenue Churchill Crescent Stewart Road Callendar Place Craigie Way Edenhall Road Craigielea JAMES BROWN AVE Georges Avenue Dunlop Terrace James Brown Avenue Maryfield Place Hayhill Maryfield Road James Campbell Road LOCHSIDE McCalls Avenue Lymburn Place Back Hawkhill Avenue Newton Park Court (flats) Robertson Crescent Farrell Place Northfield Avenue Ferguson Street ( Seaforth Crescent DALMILLING 2-44 even) & Seaforth Road Bluebell Grove (1-43 odd) Somerset Gardens (West Cherry Blossom Way Galloway Avenue of Housing Daisy Place Gould Street Association) Dalmilling Crescent (12-70 even) & Springbank Road Dalmilling Drive (1-141 odd) St Georges Road Dalmilling Road Lawson Street JAMES BROWN AVENUE West Sanquhar Road Drummond Crescent Lochside Road Fulshaw Crescent Mclean Street James Brown Avenue White Street Harthall Murray Street BRAEHEAD Mainholm Crescent Ross Street Braemar Square Mainholm Road Somerset Gardens Braeside Road Oakwood Avenue Walker Road Cowan Crescent Sannox Place Wills Road Ferguson Street Sannox View Wilson Street (46 – 116 even) & St. Catherine’s Road (45 – 215 odd) Thornwood Avenue NEWTON GREEN Glenmuir Road Thornyflat Drive Allison Street Gould Street (72 – 108 Thornyflat Road Belvidere Terrace even) & (143 – 187 odd) Thornyflat Street Glebe Crescent Lindsay Street Westwood Avenue Glebe Road Sloan Place Westwood Crescent Green Street Sloan Street Taylor Court Thomson Street HEATHFIELD Taylor Street Heathfield Road Viewfield Road CRAIGIE Hunters Avenue Waggon Road Beechgrove Mosside Road Weaver Street PAGE 4 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 5

AYR NORTH NEWTON GREEN Strathayr Place WHITLETTS (continued) Victoria Street Glenmuir Place York Street High Road York Street Lane RIVERSIDE PLACE Low Road Riverside Place Main Road NORTH CENTRAL (Amenity Housing) Nurseryhall Church Court Whitletts Road Content Street WALLACETOWN Craigie Avenue Argyle Park WOODFIELD Craigie Road Duke Terrace Falkland Place Davidson Place Nelson Place Falkland Road Elba Street Phillips Square Lisburn Road George Square Princes Court Marchfield Quadrant George Street Russell Drive Marchfield Road James Street Oswald Road John Street WESTOAK FLATS Oswald Place Kings Court Blocks: - 17 Harthall Road Limonds Wynd 2-14 Oakwood Avenue Woodfield Avenue Macadam Place 69-79 Westwood Avenue Woodfield Crescent Macadam Square 30 Thornyflat Drive Young Street

AYR SOUTH AYR RURAL Glencairn Road Heather Park (1 house only) Glenconner Road Honeysuckle Park Rozelle Terrace (3 houses) Hillfoot Road Iris Court Adamton Estate (1 house Holmston Drive Drive only) Marguerite Place KINCAIDSTON Marigold Square FOREHILL/ Bracken Park Primrose Park GLENCAIRN/ Campion Court Rush Hill HOLMSTON Celandine Bank Sorrell Drive Afton Court Cornhill Speedwell Square Armour Drive Cranesbill Court Stonecrop Place Caledonia Road Crocus Bank Thistle Walk Cessnock Place Fern Brae Trefoil Place Cunningham Crescent Foxglove Place Cunningham Place Gorse Park OLD BELMONT Gavin Hamilton Court Harebell Place Southfield Park (9) PAGE 6 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 7

AYR SOUTH SOUTH BELMONT Peggieshill Road (1 house only) Anderson Crescent The Mount High Street (4 houses) Annfield Glen Road Woodlands Crescent Kyle Street Burnbank Road Woodpark Mill Street Road Mill Wynd Fenwickland Avenue AYR SOUTH CENTRAL Smith Street (2 houses) Fenwickland Place Academy Street Glendale Crescent (1 house only) SNOWDROP Glendale Place Blackfriars Walk SQUARE FLATS Highfield Road Dalblair Road Snowdrop Square

KYLE CRAIGIE VILLAGE Arcon Avenue Arthurston Terrace Harelaw Terrace Barwheys Drive Ayr Road (1 houses) Brocklehill Drive Barclaugh Drive Sidehead Terrace (3 houses) Drumley Avenue Carbieston Avenue Drumley Drive ANNBANK Corsehill Crescent Hillpark Braeside Craigview Martin Avenue Brocklehill Avenue Dalblair Crescent Road Browns Crescent Duchray Place Miller Place Dunlop Avenue Gallowhill Quadrant Court Goodwin Drive Hillhead Mossgreen Place Weston Avenue Joppa Osbourne Avenue Whitehill Crescent Lorne Terrace Raggithill Avenue Whitehill Drive Manse Road Sandyford Road Park Terrace MOSSBLOWN Sloan Avenue Woodhead Road Afton Avenue Southside Avenue Whiskeyhall

TARBOLTON Alton Avenue Garden Street Princes Street Back Street Hodge Court Sandgate Beechwood Road James Street School Avenue Craigie View Langlands Drive Smithfield Crescent Croft Street Mansefield Road Springfield Road Fail Avenue McLeod Court Westport Gallowhill Avenue Montgomerie Street PAGE 6 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 7

PRESTWICK

ARRAN PARK FLATS Newdykes Road MOSSBANK Bennan House Orangefield Drive Mossbank Corrie House Shaw Road Kildonan House PLEASANTFIELD Laggan House MARCHBURN ROAD FLATS Torbeg House Adamton Road North Colonsay House Clune Drive Cumbrae House PRESTWICK CENTRAL Ferguson Avenue Lismore House Main Street Indale Avenue Rathlin House Midton Road Marchburn Avenue Templerigg Court Outdale Avenue PRESTWICK TOLL Templerigg Street Raith Avenue Adamton Road South The Riggs Raith Terrace Afton Avenue Rowanbank Road Ayr Road EASTFIELD Sanquhar Avenue Doon Avenue Carnell Crescent St Quivox Road Fernbank Carnell Terrace Whiteside Road Lugar Crescent Crosbie Terrace Whiteside Terrace Nursery Avenue Dundonald Terrace Pleasantfield Road MONKTON Greenan Terrace Waterloo Road Charles Avenue Loudon Terrace Wellington Street Coronation Street Newark Terrace Firhill Drive Wallace Court SYMINGTON Main Street Brewlands Crescent Queens Drive EAST ROAD Brewlands Drive Road Ardfin Road Brewlands Road Carradale Drive MOORFIELD Dankeith Drive Creran Court Bellevue Crescent Dankeith Road Devilla Court Bellevue Road Main Street Fearnoch Biggart Road Cunninghame Road WOODPARK FLATS GLENBURN Moorfield Road Birch House Berelands Road St Andrews Avenue Elder House Blackford Crescent St Cuthberts Road Larch House Farm Road Pine House Langcroft Avenue Rowan House Manson Avenue Spruce House PAGE 8 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 9

TROON

BARASSIE Castle Drive Gillies Street Barassiebank Lane Cochrane Avenue Laburnum Grove Burnfoot Avenue Cochrane Drive Logan Drive Burnfoot Way Dybridge Road Maple Grove Johnston Drive Avenue Marr Drive Kyle Drive Gulliland Avenue Rowan Place Muir Drive Road Willow Lane North Shore Road Newfield Drive Queens Drive Stuart Place MUIRHEAD Walker Avenue Wallace Avenue Afton Gardens Wallace Avenue Warly Drive Aldersyde Avenue Young Avenue Warly Place Buchan Road Central Avenue FLATS HARBOUR East Grove Dunlop Court Ailsa Road Lochlea Avenue Kelvin Court Craig Road Merrick Avenue Murdoch Court Harbour Road Mossgeil Avenue Symington Court Kennedy Road North Drive Telford Court Titchfield Road Sandhill Gardens South Drive CENTRAL LOANS West Crescent Bank Street Collenan Avenue West Grove Cavendish Place Crossburn Terrace Dallas Court Hall Lane MUIRHEAD FLATS Dallas Place Seaview Terrace Baird Court Templehill Ferrier Court Union Street LOGAN DRIVE Fleming Court Welbeck Crescent Birch Way Macadam Court Brodie Avenue Maclaren Court DUNDONALD Brown Avenue McMillan Court Auchans Avenue Donald Crescent Ramsay Court Auchans Drive Dundonald Road Simpson Court Bruce Avenue Hawthorn Place Smeaton Court PAGE 8 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 9

MAYBOLE

CAIRN McDowall Terrace ST CUTHBERTS Cairnfield Avenue Whitehall Bryants Close Kirkmichael Road Whitehall Court Kirkland Street The Loaning St Cuthberts Road KINCRAIG Vicarland St Cuthberts Street Chesney Grove Swan Court Kincraig Avenue THE CROFT Kincraig Crescent ROAD Coral Hill Queens Terrace Dailly Road Dunlop Terrace Hutchison Street Miller Terrace LADYWELL Roderick Coral Glen Lawson Terrace FINEVIEW Ladywell Road Welltrees Square Fineview Place Ladywell Terrace Welltrees Street Society Street GARDENROSE Enoch Road MANSE STREET THE GLEBE Glenalla Road Abbot Street Crosshill Road Minnoch Crescent Cemetry Glebe Crescent Drumellan Street HICKS AVENUE John Know Street WHITEFAULDS Allans Hill Manse Street Academy Quadrant Hicks Avenue Mochrum Avenue MURRAY GARDENS Whitefaulds Avenue HIGH STREET Murray Gardens Whitefaulds Crescent Cassillis Road Whitefaulds Quadrant Cassillis Terrace SCHOOL VENNEL High Street Greenside Kirkwynd School Vennel

GIRVAN

COALPOTS Gregg Place Bourtreehall Arran Court Inglis Way Carrick Street Assel Place McCulloch Road Lendal Quadrant Ballochtoul Urnfield Maxwell Street Byne Court Whiteford Penkill Road Byne Cottage Troweir Road Coalpots Road NORTH Cuddieston Road PAGE 10 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 11

GIRVAN (continued)

GLENDOUNE HENRIETTA Fauldribbon Road Beech Way Terrace Hervey Road Birch Terrace George Street Kerr Court Cherry Drive Henrietta Street McMaster Terrace Chestnut Drive Kirkwood Place Motehill Crescent Elder Avenue Young Street Motehill Road Elm Court Park Road Hawthorn Drive MONTGOMERIE Piedmont Road Linden Avenue McMillan Court Roxburgh Road Maple Drive Montgomerie Street Saughhill Road Pine Quadrant Old Street Shalloch Square Rowan Road Smith Crescent Sycamore Drive MOTEHILL Snow Street Willow Drive Dowhill Road Todd Street

NORTH CARRICK

CROSSHILL KIRKMICHAEL / Carrick Drive Bolestyle Crescent Ardlochan Terrace King Street Bolestyle Road Baineshill Drive Kirkbride Crescent Road Turnberry Road Kirkmichael Road Woodside Avenue Midhill View

DUNURE KIRKOSWALD Arran View Balvaird Road Merrick Crescent Carrick Place Cairnhill Place Monkwood Crescent Kennedy Drive Main Road Mure Place Merkland Place St Helens Crescent Merkland Terrace

SOUTH CARRICK

BALLANTRAE BARR Ailsa Drive The Clachan Hyslop Crescent Downan Avenue Glenginnet Road Craigneil Road Avenue Glebe Road Kirkhill Crescent Foreland Main Street BARRHILL DAILLY Onslow Place Wallace Terrace Back Road Gowlands Terrace Main Street Linfern Road Hazelwood Avenue PAGE 10 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 11

SOUTH CARRICK (continued)

DAILLY (continued) Victory Crescent Eldinton Terrace Smith Crescent Hawkhill Road Church Crescent Bridge Street Wood Street The Loaning PINMORE Dinvin Road

SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL PROVIDES SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION FOR RENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

AYR NORTH Logan Drive 57-77 & 123-129 Content Street 6, 8, 14 & 16 Millrock/Panrock Elba Court 1-2 & 4-9 Princes Square Elba Street 11-13 & 23-25 Hanover Housing Association George Street 58, 60, 70, 74, 76, 82, 84 Central Avenue 3-17 James Street Sandhill Gardens 1-16 Limonds Court 1-25 St Meddans Court - all bedsits Syms Lane 1-7 (except 1, 2, 23 & 24) Morrison Gardens Walker Avenue Newton Park Court 105-107, 134-136 & 146-148 Whitletts Court AYR SOUTH & KYLE PRESTWICK Arcon Court, Mossblown Afton Avenue 1-5 Forehill Benmore 1-14 West of Scotland Adamton Road South 197-239 Housing Association Ardfin Road 55-107 Gallowhill Quadrant 16-30 Lichtenfels Gardens John Hodge Court Alexandra Court Sundrum Park Hanover Housing Association Mill Street Trust Housing Association TROON Bradan Road 54-68 MAYBOLE Fullarton Avenue 38-48 & 52 Crosne Street Gulliland Avenue 1A Newfield Drive 1, 3, 6 & 8 GIRVAN Newfield Place Boyle Court Brodie Avenue 34-38 Old Street Cherry Lane 1-4 Kirkcare Housing Association PAGE 12 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 13

SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL - NUMBER OF POINTS AWARDED

Insecurity of tenure (HL) 10 or 15 points depending on rights to occupy current accommodation (excluding owner occupiers).

Overcrowding 10 points for each additional bedroom the household needs.

Sharing amenities with 8 points for each amenity shared (excluding owner another household occupiers).

Living in unsatisfactory 10 points for each amenity lacked or fault suffered. housing conditions

Medical points Medical points apply primarily to medical conditions that affect an applicant’s (or a member of his/her household’s) mobility and where a move of home would improve/relieve a medical condition. This will be assessed on information provided by the applicant.

Waiting list applicants who are residing in temporary accommodation will have their need for medical points assessed only once, at the point of Homeless presentation, and the assessment will be based on their circumstances at the point they presented as homeless.

Living in a caravan 10 points

No fixed abode 24 points

Children in Close Points 5 points per child under 14 (SAC tenants only).

Tenancy Points 1 point per complete year of tenancy at date of application (SAC tenants only)

Undercrowding 10 points for every additional room beyond the requirements of the household, as defined above (SAC tenants only).

Temporary A standard award of 60 points will be given to waiting Accommodation Points list applicants who are residing in South Ayrshire Council temporary accommodation. The 60 points will replace overcrowding points, sharing points, homeless points and lacking amenity points for these applicants. PAGE 12 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 13

Homeless Points 20 points for applicants who are assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness and are not residing in SAC temporary accommodation.

HOW MANY BEDROOMS DO I QUALIFY FOR?

Single applicants One or two bedroom property as far as stock supply will allow.

Couples without children One or two bedroom property as far as stock supply will allow.

Couples with children Generally couples with two young children can choose a two bedroom property however couples with two children where one child is at least 8 years old, and they are separated by at least a 4 year age gap, can choose a three bedroom property, as far as stock supply will allow.

Larger families Households waiting on 4 bedroom properties can choose to be placed on the 3 bedroom list if there are no 4 bedroom properties in their chosen letting neighbourhoods. Overcrowding points will not be awarded for the additional rooms required if this choice is made.

Applicants with a medical May be considered for an additional bedroom where priority a particular condition warrants this, e.g. an applicant who requires a carer to be resident on a 24 hour basis, or a room is required for large medical equipment, e.g. dialysis machine.

Parents who have shared Can request one additional bedroom, regardless responsibility for their of the number of children involved. Proof of shared children responsibility is required. The Divisional Housing Manager will determine the size of accommodation required.

Transfer applicants who Will be entitled to transfer to a property with one are currently under additional bedroom. crowded PAGE 14 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 15

AYRSHIRE HOUSING GUIDE TO RECENT ALLOCATIONS 2010-11

Ayrshire Housing is committed to ensuring that you receive the best possible information about how we allocate our houses, in order to assist you in making informed decisions about which areas you would like to consider.

Below is a breakdown of re-let allocations made between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011, by housing area and property size.

POINTS INFORMATION BY AREA AND PROPERTY SIZE Number of re-lets in each area during 2010-11

2apt 3apt 4apt 5apt Total Please be aware Annbank - 1 - - 1 that Ayrshire Ayr 16 7 5 1 29 Housing has - - 1 - 1 a nomination Barr 2 - 1 - 3 agreement with South Ayrshire Coylton 1 3 1 - 5 Council, and a Crosshill - - - - 0 proportion of Dailly - 1 4 - 5 these lets were Dalrymple 1 - - - 1 allocated through Dundonald - - 1 - 1 this arrangement. Girvan 2 6 2 - 10 Kirkmichael 2 - - - 2 Kirkoswald 1 - - - 1 Maidens - 1 - - 1 Maybole 6 - 1 - 7 Monkton - - - - 0 Mossblown - - 1 - 1 Prestwick 2 1 - - 3 - 3 - - 3 Symington - - - - 0 Tarbolton 1 3 1 - 5 Troon - 2 - - 2 Totals 34 28 18 1 81 PAGE 14 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 15

Due to the very high demand for re-housing in South Ayrshire, Ayrshire Housing prioritises re-housing using a points-based system. The information below provides a general guide to the points levels we would be looking at for each property size when a property becomes available in the following areas.

2apt 3apt 4apt 5apt Ayr 150 - 200 pts 150 - 200 pts 150 - 200 pts 100-150 pts Ballantrae 70 - 100 pts 70 - 100 pts 70 - 100 pts - Barr 35 - 75 pts 35 - 75 pts 35 - 75 pts - Coylton 100 - 150 pts 100 - 160 pts 100 - 170 pts - Dailly 40 - 70 pts 40 - 70 pts 40 - 70 pts - Dalrymple 100 - 150 pts 100-150 pts 100-150 pts - Dundonald 100 - 150 pts 125 - 175 pts 100 – 150 pts 80-120 pts Girvan 70 - 100 pts 70 - 100 pts 70 - 100 pts - Kirkmichael 50 - 60 pts 70 - 100 pts 50 - 60 pts - Kirkoswald 40 - 80 pts - 40 - 80 pts - Maybole 70 - 130 pts 70 - 100 pts 70 - 100 pts - Monkton - 100 - 150 pts 100 - 150 pts - Mossblown - 120 - 160 pts 100 - 150 pts - Prestwick 150 - 200 pts 150 - 200 pts 150 - 200 pts 150- 200 pts Straiton 50 - 70 pts 50 - 70 pts - - Symington - 0 lets 0 lets - Tarbolton 100 - 150 pts 100 - 150 pts 80 - 120 pts - Troon 150-200 pts 150-200 pts 150-200 pts 150-200 pts PAGE 16 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 17

AYRSHIRE HOUSING PROVIDES ACCOMMODATION FOR RENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

Ayr West Sanquhar Road, Sandgate, Blackfriars Court, South Harbour Street,Crown Square, Belmont, Forehill, Dalmilling, , Doonholm, Wallacetown,Lochside, Viewfield Court

Ballantrae Arran Avenue

Barr The Clachan

Coylton Glenhead Court, Glenhead Place, St Brides Way, Highpark Road

Crosshill Kirkbride Crescent, Kirkmichael Road

Dailly Victory Crescent, Hadyard Terrace, Woodside, Eldinton Terrace

Dalrymple Millbank Street, Barbieston Road

Dundonald Castleview, Earl Crescent

Girvan Clyde View, Rowan Road, St Andrews Court, Dalrymple Street, Henrietta Street, Ailsa Street West, Hamilton Street, Torcy Drive, Douneburn Crescent

Kirkmichael Bolestyle Crescent, Woodside Avenue, Meadowbank Place

Kirkoswald Oswald Court

Maidens Harbour Road

Maybole Whitefaulds Avenue, Whitefaulds Crescent, St Cuthberts Road, St Cuthberts Street

Monkton Baird Road

Mossblown Mossbank Place, Southside Avenue

Prestwick Fairway View, Prestwick Toll, Fernbank Court, Moorpark Crescent

Symington Doon Place, Merrick Place, Mount Avenue

Straiton Knockbreck Road

Tarbolton Springfield Road, St Andrew’s Avenue, Croft Street

Troon Kenmore, Killin Place, Logan Drive, Wallacefield Road, Hosiery Court, North Shore Lane PAGE 16 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 17

NUMBER OF POINTS AWARDED - AYRSHIRE HOUSING

Lacking Amenities – No bath or shower 20 No hot running water 20 No inside W.C. 20 No kitchen 20

Property Condition – Where an applicant’s house is affected by rising and/or penetrating dampness 20 Where the property is affected by serious condensation/mould growth points will be awarded per room affected 5 Where major repairs are needed such as roof renewal or rewiring 20 N.B. Points can be awarded for one category only

Overcrowding Points – One bedroom short 20 Each additional bedroom short 15

Under-occupancy – One bedroom extra 15 Each additional bedroom extra 10

Sharing Amenities – Where you share the use of the facilities of another household - shared use of cooking facilities 10 - shared use of living room 10 - shared bathroom 10 - shared facilities with more than 1 household (i.e. multiple occupied 25 property)

Tenure – Where you are about to be made homeless through ending your current 75 tenancy or are facing repossession of your home Where an applicant has no legal right to stay indefinitely in their 20 accommodation i.e. tied accommodation or a short assured tenancy Living in a Caravan 10

Medical Priority – Priority A: Where an applicant has accommodation which is potentially 40 life threatening or causing severe aggravation to his/her medical condition and where rehousing is extremely urgent

Priority B: Where an applicant’s accommodation is causing serious 20 aggravation to an applicant’s medical condition

Priority C: Where an applicant’s accommodation is causing a significant 10 degree of discomfort to the applicant’s medical condition PAGE 18 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 19

Environmental - Where an applicant is aged 60 years and over and is seeking ground floor accommodation, then the following points will be awarded – - Resident on 1st floor 5 - Resident on 2nd floor 10 - Resident on 3rd floor 15 Points in this category will only be awarded where no medical points have been awarded for the same reason. Elderly pensioners unable to manage a large garden 10

Support - Where support is required from or offered to a relative on medical grounds 20

Social Points - Social Points are awarded only in extreme cases where an applicant requires urgent re-housing. Although physically their current property may be suitable, there may be other reasons why the applicant requires to be re-housed 75

Racial Harassment - Where an applicant has experienced racial harassment the application will be granted 75

Domestic Violence – Where an applicant has experienced domestic violence the application will be awarded 75 PAGE 18 South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet South Ayrshire Council & Ayrshire Housing - Information Booklet PAGE 19 AYR PRESTWICK Riverside House 2/6 The Cross 21 River Terrace Prestwick, Ayr, KA8 0AU KA9 1AN Phone: 0300 123 0900 Phone: 01292 671666 Fax: 01292 287890 Fax: 01292 671970 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

MAYBOLE GIRVAN 64 High Street 17/19 Knockcushan Street Maybole, KA19 7BZ Girvan, KA26 9AQ Phone: 01655 882124 Phone: 01465 712299 Fax: 01655 889621 Fax: 01465 716161 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

TROON HOUSING OPTIONS TEAM Municipal Buildings 80/88 Kyle Street South Beach Ayr, Troon, KA10 6EF KA7 1RZ Phone: 01292 313555 Phone: 01292 611600 Fax: 01292 318009 Fax: 01292 611674 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

AYRSHIRE HOUSING 119 Main Street Ayr, KA8 8BX Phone: 01292 880120 Fax: 01292 880121 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ayrshirehousing.org.uk