Eligibility
Check if you are eligible for a social home
To register for a social home there are certain conditions you must meet. The rules about whether you are eligible to join the housing register are set out in our housing allocation scheme. We recommend you download and check through the guide to the housing allocation scheme before registering for a social home.
To be eligible for a social home you must:
- be aged 16 or over.
- have lived in Slough for at least 5 years in a row. (We measure the 5 years up to the date you submit your housing application form to us, or from the date we make a decision on your application outcome.)
- if you have moved to England from another country, you must meet the immigration eligibility. To find out about immigration eligibility go to the GOV.UK website.
You are not eligible for social housing and cannot join Slough’s housing register if you:
- do not meet the immigration conditions
- own property - whether bought by you or gifted to you. This includes houseboats and fixed site mobile homes
- have recently been found guilty of serious, unacceptable behaviour. This includes: violence, antisocial behaviour, racial harassment, and persistent failure to pay rent
- used fraud or deception to get a past tenancy
- earn more than £55,000 per year before tax as a household
- have more than £20,000 in savings, investments or equity
- refused a suitable offer of housing within the last 24 months. This includes introductory, secure, assured, or assured short hold tenancies
- have housing-related debt from where you currently live or used to live. We check your housing history for up to 10 years. This includes rent and mortgage arrears
- are a transfer tenant from social housing who breached the terms of your tenancy. This includes if you did not maintain the home or damaged your home
- bought a house under Right to Buy scheme within the last 10 years
- have been placed into Slough by another local authority.
If any of the points above apply to you or anyone named on your application, you are not eligible for social housing in Slough and we will likely reject your application.