Support for Tenants

Supporting letter for a doctor, nurse or occupational therapist

When to use this
  • You are a doctor, nurse, occupational therapist or other health professional.
  • Your patient's housing is affecting their health and they need rehousing, an adaptation, or an urgent repair.
  • A council, landlord or housing association has asked for evidence to support the request.
What to attach
  • Only what your patient has agreed you can share, on your service's headed paper
The template (copy or print)
[Print on your practice or service headed paper]

[Name and address of the council, landlord or housing association]
[Today's date]

Dear Sir or Madam,

Re: [Patient's full name], [date of birth], [address]

I am [your name and role] and I am writing, with my patient's consent, to support their request for [rehousing on medical grounds / home adaptations / an urgent repair].

[State the relevant health conditions in plain terms, sharing only what is needed and what the patient has agreed to.]

[Explain how the current home affects their health. For example: the stairs are unsafe given their mobility, damp and mould are worsening their breathing, or the home cannot fit equipment they need.]

[Say what would help. For example: a ground-floor or level-access home, grab rails and a walk-in shower, or an urgent repair to the heating before discharge.]

In my view, addressing this would reduce the risk to [Patient's name]'s health and wellbeing. I am happy to provide further information if it would help.

Yours faithfully,
[Your name]
[Your role and registration number, if you have one]
[Your service and contact details]
After you send it

Give this to the patient to include with their housing application or request, or send it directly with their consent. There is no cost. If the housing problem is a repair the landlord must fix, the patient can call us on 0800 030 4669.

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