Who can use this service?

Anyone, over the age of 16, can apply to join Gateway to Homechoice register, however to be accepted onto the register you must meet the eligibility criteria.

There are some people who will not by law be eligible to join the housing register. These are:

• Certain people who are subject to Immigration Control under the 1996 Asylum and Immigration Act

• Certain people from abroad who are not subject to immigration control but who are not habitually resident in the UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland

• People (including members of their household) who have been guilty of unacceptable behaviour that makes them unsuitable to be a tenant.