In message , at 16:32:00
on Thu, 10 Nov 2016, Paul Cummins
remarked:
According to my local council, as long as you are legally in the
country and have lived in the
district for 6 months, then you are eligible to bid for a property
when one comes up suitable for
your family's needs. The applicant with the most housing points
gets the property.

So you can't get housed faster - you need to wait at least six months,
already live in the district and be able to bid ...

If your need is greater at the six month milestone than a local, you'll
get housed after six months, and the local sometime never, having waited
years. That's faster.
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Roland Perry