Prospective applicants for accommodation at Hollis’s Hospital have to meet certain criteria – they should be resident in Sheffield or the surrounding area (and have been so for five years during their lifetime), of modest means and on a low income. There must also be a financial need for housing and every applicant will have their means assessed to ensure compliance with the criteria.

All applicants are given an opportunity to meet the Chairman, Clerk and Trustees to discuss their particular needs, and when an almshouse vacancy occurs the person most in need of housing will be offered an appointment.