Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix·Page 48

Glossary - Common Waiting List

A common waiting list in Northern Ireland where all applicants for social rented housing are registered and offered suitable housing according to a points-based assessment of need.

Everyone who applies for social rented housing in NI is added to a common waiting list in accordance with the Common Selection Scheme. Suitable housing is then offered to those on the waiting list in accordance with a points-based assessment of need.

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