Disabled Persons’ Accommodation Agency -Registration Form

 Applicant’s details             The applicant does not necessarily need to be the person with a physical
disability or sensory impairment - it should be the person to be contacted on any matters concerning the
information given on this form or if a possible property becomes available.

 

Surname

Title

 

First names

Sex

Date of

birth

 

Disability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present address:_____________________________________________________

 

 __________________________________________ Postcode: _____________

 

 Telephone: ___________________________ Minicom:________________________

 

Members of Household                Please detail everyone who needs housing including a carer if you are expecting to have one. Please add a continuation sheet if necessary:

 

Surname

First names

 Sex

Date of Birth

  Relationship

to you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For DPAA use only

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Housing

 

Tick if you are:                                                          

An owner occupier

 

 

A council tenant

 

 

A housing association tenant

 

 Name of  association:

 

A tenant with a private landlord

 

 

Living with parents

 

 

Other -Please Specify

 

 

 

Physical Impairment

 

Please tick if

You have difficulty in walking

 

You have difficulty in climbing one or two steps

 

You have difficulty in climbing stairs

 

You need a live in carer

 

 If you are a wheelchair user, tick if you use it: 

All the time

 

At times indoors

 

At times outdoors

 

 

 

 

 

 
Most wheelchairs are 640 millimetres wide (just over 25 inches ) If you have a wide wheelchair,
please give its width: 

 

 

Sensory impairment  (Please tick)

 

Do you have difficulties with your sight ?

 

Do you have difficulties with your hearing ?

 

 

The DPAA will use this information to classify your accommodation need . if you wish to give us any
other information about your needs, please include it here:

 

 

 
 

Location

Where would you like to live? Please tick the district council areas that you would like to live in.
Tick as many as necessary:

 Code        District                                             ü      Code         District                                              ü

Dartford 

  

Shepway  

  

2

Gravesham 

 

11 

Ashford 

  

3

Medway

  

12 

Tunbridge Wells 

  

5

Swale 

  

13 

Tonbridge & Malling 

 

6

Canterbury 

  

14 

Sevenoaks  

  

7

Thanet

  

15 

Maidstone 

  

8

Dover

  

  

Any area 

  

 

Other (Please specify)_____________________________________ 

If you wish, name the towns, areas or districts within these areas that you would like to live in.
You can be as general or specific as you want to be, but bear in mind that the smaller the area,
the more difficult it will be for us to find appropriate accommodation for you:

 

 

 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 Requirements 

  

How many bedrooms do you need? 

  

 (Consider the need to accommodate a carer, if required. Remember that councils and housing associations have rules about under occupation and may not be willing to offer you accommodation with a spare room.) 

 Tick if you want  

A car space 

  

A garden 

  

Storage for an outdoor electric wheelchair 

  

A downstairs toilet 

  

 

Tick if you have  

A guide /hearing dog ?

  

Any pets ?

 

 

 

 

 
 If you have pets, please give number and type:

  

 

 Tick if you would consider 

A flat

 

A bungalow

 

A house

 

 

 

 
Tick if you are looking for sheltered or supported housing with a warden on call  

  Tick if you want to  

Rent a property from a council or housing association 

  

Rent a property from a private landlord

 

Buy a property 

  

Part own, part buy (shared ownership) 

  

If you want to buy, what is the highest price that you would be prepared to pay?   £ 

 

Any other information     Please give any other information which you would like
us to consider in assessing your housing need

 

 

 For our records    The information in this section is only used to help us to monitor the fairness
and effectiveness of our service. 

Where did you find out about the DPAA ? 

  

Advice centre/line 

  

Leaflet 

  

Internet 

  

Disability group 

  

Landlord 

  

Social services 

  

Doctor 

  

Newsletter 

  

DPAA  worker 

 

Housing association 

  

Occupational Therapist

  

Word of mouth

 

Hospital 

  

Press 

  

Miscellaneous 

  

Local council  

 

Radio/TV 

 

  

  

What is your ethnic origin?  

  

Afro Caribbean

 

European (white ) 

  

Other (please specify)

African 

  

European (black) 

  

  

Asian

  

Prefer not to say  

  

  

Terms and conditions

 

1.                  Any properties suggested to you through this scheme will not have been Inspected by the Disabled Persons Accommodation Agency.  Their inclusion on any lists produced by the Disabled Persons Accommodation Agency dose not mean the premises are recommended by the Agency, or that they are safe or fit for occupation.  You must ensure yourself that the premises are safe and fit for occupation.

 

2.                  The Disabled Persons Accommodation Agency will not be responsible for any loss you suffer as a result of your  property, or goods being destroyed, damaged, or stolen, whilst you are living at one of the properties that you were made aware of by the Agency will be able to find you a new home, but it will improve your chance.

 

3.                  Informing the Disabled Person Agency Accommodation Agency of your housing requirements will not guarantee that the Agency will be able to find you a new home, but it will improve your chances,

 

4.                  The information supplied on the applied on the application form may be passed on to other organisations that are working with the Disabled Persons Accommodation Agency and who may have a property that could be suitable to the applicant’s needs.