What Affordability Income Sources does in Proplix
Affordability Income Sources is part of Proplix Applicants, Renters & Pre-Tenancy and is designed to collect the income sources an applicant wants considered when demonstrating affordability. It keeps declared income streams, their types and supporting context against the applicant and property context that gives it meaning.
Within the wider Income & Affordability workflow, Affordability Income Sources supports structured income information and supporting evidence used during affordability review and should lead towards a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total without rebuilding the same information from public forms, inboxes or spreadsheets.
Why this capability matters before tenancy onboarding
Affordability Income Sources matters because the applicant needs to explain how the proposed rent will be supported. If declared income streams, their types and supporting context is scattered across separate records, the next colleague may have to work out which applicant, property and version is current before acting.
A structured Affordability Income Sources record supports a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total while reducing the risk that figures are misunderstood because the source, period or evidence is unclear, or several income streams are flattened into a single unexplained total and keeping human review, privacy controls and the organisation's fair decision process intact.
Where Affordability Income Sources adds operational value
For Affordability Income Sources, this section focuses on collect the income sources an applicant wants considered when demonstrating affordability while keeping the applicant and property context visible.
The point in the journey
The applicant needs to explain how the proposed rent will be supported. Affordability Income Sources gives that moment a defined place so the applicant and property relationship does not get lost.
The outcome to protect
A more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total. Keep declared income streams, their types and supporting context connected to the application so the authorised next action is clear without reconstructing the record from separate sources.
How Affordability Income Sources fits into the workflow
The exact screen and permission path for Affordability Income Sources depends on the user's role, but the applicant, property and application context should remain connected throughout.
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Open the right applicant context
Affordability Income Sources should begin from the applicant, property or application record involved when the applicant needs to explain how the proposed rent will be supported. Starting there keeps declared income streams, their types and supporting context anchored to the correct pre-tenancy journey.
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Capture the financial context clearly
With Affordability Income Sources, record declared income streams, their types and supporting context together with the source or period detail needed to understand it. Evidence should stay attached to the application context that supports a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total.
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Make the record understandable
An authorised colleague reviewing Affordability Income Sources should be able to see what declared income streams, their types and supporting context means and how it relates to a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total without rebuilding the story from another system.
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Review affordability evidence proportionately
For Affordability Income Sources, check whether declared income streams, their types and supporting context is complete enough for the organisation's defined affordability process. Proplix organises that context; the authorised reviewer decides what assessment is required for a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total.
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Hand off deliberately
If Affordability Income Sources reaches its intended outcome — a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total — carry forward the applicant and property context needed by the next authorised stage instead of copying the whole application into another uncontrolled record.
What Affordability Income Sources helps the team control
Connected applicant context
Affordability Income Sources keeps declared income streams, their types and supporting context attached to the applicant and property context in which it is needed.
Structured information
Instead of leaving declared income streams, their types and supporting context in free-form messages, Affordability Income Sources gives it a repeatable structure that supports collect the income sources an applicant wants considered when demonstrating affordability.
Source-aware figures
Within Affordability Income Sources, declared income streams, their types and supporting context stays associated with its source and period context so an authorised reviewer can interpret it correctly when working towards a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total.
Workflow continuity
Affordability Income Sources can carry the context needed for a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total into the next authorised stage without asking for the same facts again.
What Affordability Income Sources looks like in practice
Consider a case where the applicant needs to explain how the proposed rent will be supported. The applicant or authorised team member uses Affordability Income Sources from the relevant property or application context, so declared income streams, their types and supporting context is captured against the record that will actually be reviewed.
A second authorised colleague can see what was provided, identify missing detail and, if the case progresses, hand only the context needed for a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total into the next authorised stage.
How to introduce Affordability Income Sources into a live applicant workflow
For Affordability Income Sources, implementation should keep information proportionate to its purpose, clearly owned and dependable through corrections, exceptions and handoffs.
Give Affordability Income Sources a clear owner before rollout. Decide who is responsible for declared income streams, their types and supporting context, which values are applicant-supplied and which authorised staff may amend or review them.
Keep Affordability Income Sources proportionate to collect the income sources an applicant wants considered when demonstrating affordability. Make optional detail clear and protect public entry points with appropriate access, transport and rate controls.
Test the normal case and realistic exceptions such as missing information, a correction after submission, an unavailable property or a revoked invitation before handing the context into the next workflow.
Who works with Affordability Income Sources before a tenancy is created
Affordability Income Sources supports the authorised people who provide, organise, review or progress this part of the applicant journey.
Keep Affordability Income Sources data, decisions and permissions aligned
Affordability Income Sources can involve personal or financial information. Apply least-privilege access, privacy notices, retention rules and lawful data handling to declared income streams, their types and supporting context.
A structured record improves consistency but does not verify declared income streams, their types and supporting context automatically; authorised users should correct material errors before relying on it.
Any decision informed by Affordability Income Sources should remain fair, explainable and limited to the legitimate purpose of collect the income sources an applicant wants considered when demonstrating affordability, while preserving the same applicant and property identity across handoff.
Related features in Applicants, Renters & Pre-Tenancy
These pages sit close to Affordability Income Sources in the wider application and pre-tenancy architecture.
Technical flow & related Help Centre guides
Start with the primary guide for this capability, then use the related maintained guides for the surrounding workflow, evidence, access or handoff.
Questions about Affordability Income Sources
What is Affordability Income Sources used for in Proplix?
Affordability Income Sources is an Applicants, Renters & Pre-Tenancy capability for collect the income sources an applicant wants considered when demonstrating affordability. It keeps declared income streams, their types and supporting context connected to the relevant applicant and property journey.
When is Affordability Income Sources most useful?
Affordability Income Sources is most useful when the applicant needs to explain how the proposed rent will be supported. In that situation, the intended operational result is a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total.
Does Affordability Income Sources decide whether an applicant can afford the rent?
No. Affordability Income Sources organises declared income streams, their types and supporting context and its application context; your authorised affordability or referencing process decides how that evidence is assessed for a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total.
How does Affordability Income Sources connect to tenant onboarding?
If Affordability Income Sources is authorised to progress, the applicant and property context needed for a more transparent affordability record than a single unexplained total can support a controlled handoff into the separate tenancy-onboarding workflow. Capturing declared income streams, their types and supporting context does not by itself create tenancy approval or a contract.
Explore how Affordability Income Sources fits your applicant journey
See Affordability Income Sources alongside property interest, application information, household context, affordability evidence, review and the later onboarding handoff. A walkthrough can focus on your actual lettings process rather than a generic software tour.