Issue - meetings

To consider and note the report on the new Housing Allocations Policy.

The Committee received the report on the review of the Housing Allocations Policy introduced by Phil Harris (Assistant Director of Strategic & Community Housing). 

In response to Committee Members questions the following information was provided:

The Council employed a government funded specialist  to identify homes that were under-occupied. The specialist had conducted 100 visits which resulted in 70 moves.  The Council was working with housing associations to identify further under-occupancy but it was recognised that this was labour intensive.

Literature explaining housing allocations and options for people who under or over occupied properties would be sent to Members to provide to residents as necessary (action 60.1).

Under the new policy it was expected that many people would fall into Band D which was where need had been identified but there was reduced preference or “no local connection”.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.