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Find out about local schools, council services, transport links, and businesses at: www.upmystreet.com You can bid for these homes only if you have an active application on the Tower Hamlets Housing List. Please do not visit any of them as it may cause a nuisance to neighbours. We can only contact people we make offers to. Offers are made in priority order based on the lettings policy. A copy of the policy is available from us on 020 7364 2826 or on the website. Waxaad dooran kartaa guryahan kaliya haddii aad leedahay codsi wali shaqayna oo ku jira liistada guryaha ee Tower Hamlets. Fadlan adigoo raali ah midna ha soo booqan guryahan, waxa laga yaabaa inay buuq ku keenaan jaararka. Waxaan kaliya oo aan la xidhiidhnaa dadka aanu guryo ugu deeqayno. Guryo bixintu waxa lagu gaadhaa habka mudnaanta loo kala leeyahay ee ku salaysan nidaamka guryo kiraynta. Nuqul ka mid ah nidaamkan waxaad nagaga heli kartaa adigoo la soo xidhiidha telefanka 020 7364 2826 ama cinwaanka internetka website: www.towerhamlets.gov.uk 20/06/14 - 26/06/14 Closing date for Internet and Key for Accessible Housing Register Telephone bids: 26/06/14 Some people require a home that is accessible. These homes are coded as follows: Category Description A Wheelchair Accessible Purpose built to meet most recent wheelchair housing standards B Partially Wheelchair Accessible Designed to older wheelchair housing standards C Life time Homes Specifically designed to create an accessible and adaptable home DEasy Access Designed to be spacious with no steps to the property E Step-free General housing with no steps to the property F General Housing Does not meet requirements for other categories GNot assessed Property not yet had access survey Vulnerable applicants who need help and information regarding their housing application and with finding suitable accessible and/or adapted homes, contact the Lettings Client Support Team on 020 7364 0204 / 0206 / 0209. 2. Telephone Bidding Simply call 0845 270 2400 Support Charges apply to all Sheltered homes for the Over 60's. This will be covered by Supporting People Subsidy if you are entitled to Housing Benefit or other benefits. Subsidy is also available for individuals not in receipt of benefit in some cases. If you need information about financial help, please contact the Lettings Team on 020 7364 0204/0206 or ask for a copy of our leaflet 'Support Charges in long term Supporting People Services'. This is also available on our website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk. Further information on homes advertised is available at One Stop Shops & Neighbourhood Housing Offices 1. Internet Bidding Just log on to www.thhs.org.uk Permit Transfer Scheme: CAR FREE HOMES No on-street residents' parking permits issued for residents moving to 3 bedroom or larger social rented car free homes The Mayor of Tower Hamlets introduced the new Permit Transfer Scheme (PTS) to operate from 5 September 2011 to help to reduce the levels of overcrowding in social rented housing in the borough. The PTS helps some families move to larger social rented car free homes by allowing them to retain one on-street resident car parking permit, subject to the PTS criteria as outlined below being met. The PTS is a change in the operation of the Council’s existing on-street Residents’ Parking Permit Scheme. The Council's 'car free homes' planning policy was introduced in Tower Hamlets in the late 1990s to help reduce traffic congestion and better manage the limited supply of on-street parking spaces. This initiative also helps to reduce the level of air pollution from motor vehicles and encourages more people to walk, cycle and go by public transport. The Transport for London (TfL) Cycle Hire scheme (www.tfl.gov.uk/cycling) and local payas you-go car clubs (www.carplus.org.uk) are also now available in Tower Hamlets to help you get around in healthier, greener ways. If you live in a car free home, you will not be able to apply for on-street residents' car parking permits, unless you hold a disabled driver’s blue badge or are eligible under the Permit Transfer Scheme (PTS), which is targeted at social rented housing residents. The criteria for the PTS is as follows: 1. applies to residents moving to 3 bedroom or larger social rented car free homes; 2. only one on-street resident parking permit per household is permitted; 3. you must have held your on-street car parking permit for at least 1 year prior to moving home; 4. your on-street parking permit must be renewed and not lapse to remain eligible under the scheme; 5. the tenant is responsible for providing proof of PTS eligibility to Parking Services (including a duly signed and dated Tower Hamlets Homes or housing association approved tenancy agreement); and 6. the PTS was introduced on (and operates from) 5 September 2011 by Tower Hamlets Council and is not retrospective. Residents in car free homes can apply for a temporary parking permit for visiting trades people for £5 a day. To qualify, written proof of the work to be carried out must be provided, along with the vehicle’s details. Each home can apply for a maximum of 20 one-day-permits within a 6 month period. Alternatively, scratchcards are available for trades people and visitors, providing parking for up to five hours on weekdays and all day on weekends. Households can apply for up to 3 books of 10 scratchcards per year. For permit charges and information, visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/parking 26 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 23 – 29 JUNE 2014


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