Anyone over the age of 16 with a housing need can apply to join the Housing Register. As part of your online application, you will complete an eligibility checker.​

​The eligibility checker will ask you to confirm the following information: ​

Are you or a joint applicant subject to immigration control with no recourse to public funds? ​

• Are you or anyone on your application a homeowner?​
• Do you or anyone in your household have savings above £16,000?​
• Is your combined household yearly income above £64,201?​
• What is your Local connection?  ​
• ​Living in Milton Keynes for 4 years up to the date of application ​
• Meets Right to move criteria (Qualifying criteria found within the allocations scheme )​
• Caring responsibility for a Milton Keynes resident (care could not be provided unless you were resident in Milton Keynes)​
• Fleeing domestic abuse and have been assessed by MARAC (or any subsequent multi agency arrangement) as High risk​
• Over 60 years old and sibling or adult children in Milton Keynes for a minimum of 10 years up to the date of the application​
• Giving high levels of support or receiving it from someone living in the city, and it is only possible if they live in Milton Keynes​
• Care leaver under Milton Keynes local authority under the age of 25​

(Exemptions apply to applicants who are Armed Forces personnel)​

Some people might not qualify or be eligible for the Housing Register, such as:

• people who own their own home  ​
• people who haven’t got a local connection​
• people with savings or assets over £16,000 (excluding pension pots)  ​
• people who have a total gross household income above £64,200 per year (unless an exception applies)  ​
• certain people who are subject to immigration control  ​
• people (or household members) whose unacceptable behaviour would make them an unsuitable tenant  ​
• people with an outstanding housing debt to us, a registered provider or private landlord ​
• people who have not complied with a previous tenancy agreement 
• people who do not meet the threshold of housing need as defined by Bands A to C in our Housing Allocations Scheme