Decision details

To review the consultation results on the Housing Allocations Policy and adopt the final version.

Local housing authorities have a duty to make sure that homes, which they own or have nomination rights to, are let in accordance with a published allocation scheme.  The allocation scheme must describe the procedure for letting homes and for determining the relative priority accorded to different categories of applicants.

At its meeting on 2 September 2019, the Executive approved a new Draft Housing Allocations Policy for a six-week period of consultation.

Public consultation took place between 16 September and 25 October 2019, with a total of 187 comments received.

As a result of the consultation some small changes have been made to the draft version to inform the final version of the Housing Allocations Policy which is recommended for adoption.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  notes the feedback received from the public consultation exercise, together with the proposed changes to the policy, as outlined in this report; and

(b)  adopts the Housing Allocations Policy, as attached at Appendix A of the report, to formally replace the current Allocations Policy (2014).