Our process

Process

Our process involves;

• Review of your application along with the Income and Expenditure Form
• Application sift
• Interview
• Interview review involving our Central Office Team
• Credit Check/Referencing
• Offer of lease

Veterans Housing Scotland does not operate a waiting list.

When properties become available, we will inform our partners and advertise the properties through our website’s properties page and only then will we accept applications.  Please do not send an application without listing a property or a completed income/expenditure form.

If we have no properties available and you are in urgent need of housing, please contact us, and we will advise you about other housing providers or advisors, such as: 

• Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB): Housing
• SSAFA: Housing advice
• Armed Services Advice Project (ASAP): Housing
• Haig Housing
• Housing Options Scotland

If you are eligible and wish to apply for one of our properties, you should complete the application form below and return it to applications@vhscot.org.uk  Please proof of eligibility is required.

If you require assistance completing the form or need a hard copy sent, please contact us, and one of our team will be pleased to assist you.

Your application and proof of eligibility will be reviewed against our criteria, and you may be called to discuss your application.  Our team will keep you informed of progress and any additional information they require to progress your application. 

Please note all applicants will be required to undergo credit referencing before a tenancy will be offered.

Criteria:

• You must have served in the regular armed forces or been deployed operationally as a reserve force member.
• Be disabled, which may be a physical or mental ill health disability and need not be attributed to your military service.

Priorities:

• Referrals from the Tri-Service Personnel Recovery Centres.
• Referrals from OpFORTITUDE.
• Homeless with dependants.
• Homeless.
• Early Service Leavers with Operational Service.
• Retired members of the British Armed Forces with Operational Service.

Retention of personal information:

• We will only retain your information for as long as we require it to process your application.  If we cannot take your application forward at any stage, we will inform you and destroy the personal information that we hold.

Income and expenditure:

You are required to complete a copy of our income and expenditure form and submit it along with your application.