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Home Choice Team unavailable until 1.30pm on Thursday 22nd August 2024

Published: Friday 16 August 2024

The Castle Point Home Choice team will be out of the office on the morning of Wednesday 26th June 2024 This means there will be no telephone, email or face to face services at this time.

All services will resume at 1.30pm on Thursday 22nd August 2024.

You can email us on housingadvice@castlepoint.gov.uk or send a web message which will be dealt with on our return.

We Thank You for your understanding on supporting our ongoing staff development


Home Choice Team unavailable until 1.30pm on Wednesday 26th June 2024

Published: Monday 24 June 2024
Home Choice Team unavailable until 1.30pm on Wednesday 26th June 2024

The Castle Point Home Choice team will be out of the office on the morning of Wednesday 26th June 2024 This means there will be no telephone, email or face to face services at this time.

All services will resume at 1.30pm on Wednesday 26th June 2024.

You can email us on housingadvice@castlepoint.gov.uk or send a web message which will be dealt with on our return.

We Thank You for your understanding on supporting our ongoing staff development.


Application Assessment Times

Published: Monday 20 May 2024
Application Assessment Times

Due to increased numbers and complexity of application processing times are currently taking around 10-12 weeks to be assessed. 

This time scale is subject to having ALL documents uploaded to the application. Further delays will apply if you do not provide your documents.

Please remember that if eligible there is no guarantee of offer of accommodation and waiting times are long. On average applicants in our highest band can wait in excess of 3-5 years for an offer so this application is not an imminent solution to housing problems. 

Please do not call or email to chase your application until at least 10 weeks have passed. 


Home Choice Team unavailable until 1.30pm on Wednesday 15th May 2024

Published: Tuesday 14 May 2024
Home Choice Team unavailable until 1.30pm on Wednesday 15th May 2024

The Castle Point Home Choice team will be out of the office on the morning of Wednesday 15th May 2024 This means there will be no telephone, email or face to face services at this time.

All services will resume at 1.30pm on Wednesday 15th May 2024.

You can email us on housingadvice@castlepoint.gov.uk or send a web message which will be dealt with on our return.

We Thank You for your understanding on supporting our ongoing staff development.


Application assessment times

Published: Tuesday 19 March 2024
Application assessment times

Due to increased numbers and complexity of application processing times are currently taking around 10-12 weeks to be assessed. 

This time scale is subject to having ALL documents uploaded to the application. Further delays will apply if you do not provide your documents.

Please remember that if eligible there is no guarantee of offer of accommodation and waiting times are long. On average applicants in our highest band can wait in excess of 3-5 years for an offer so this application is not an imminent solution to housing problems. 

Please do not call or email to chase your application until at least 10 weeks have passed.