Decision details

Housing Allocation Scheme - 1-year review

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Review of Policy

Decision:

(1)        That the Cabinet agreed there would be no change to medical banding’.

 

(2)        That the Cabinet agreed there would be no change to homeless households.

 

(3)        That the Cabinet agreed there would be no change to lacking one bedroom or sharing accommodation.

 

(4)        That the Cabinet agreed there would be no change to bedroom sizes.

 

(5a)      That the Cabinet agreed the scheme was to remain unchanged for new applications from 26 September 2022 in relation to requests to move from a flat to a house for existing council tenants.

 

(5b)      That the Cabinet agreed an end date of 25 September 2025 be introduced for applicants with ‘legacy’ rights to move from a flat to a house under the previous allocations scheme.

Report author: Surjit Balu

Publication date: 20/11/2023

Date of decision: 13/11/2023

Decided at meeting: 13/11/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 28/11/2023

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