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Decision details

Allocations Policy

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The review and publication of the Councils allocation policy is a key statutory requirement. The policy sets out in detail eligibility for joining the Councils Housing register and arrangements for allocations, nominations and arrangements supporting wider housing options.

Decisions:

 

The Portfolio Holder for Housing services and Neighbourhoods provided details of the full Allocations Policy 2020, shown at annex one, Summarised feedback from the detailed consultation exercise that ran from 7th May 2019 – 30th August 2019,reflected scrutiny committee observations (both IS&G and Health & Wellbeing) and also set out the implementation arrangements should Council approve the final scheme.  She provided additional clarification as an alteration to recommendation 1 of the motion

 

1.

Approve the Council’s Allocations Policy 2020, shown at annex one, with the following clarifications:-

 

a.

That the thresholds for income per households range from £30k (pa) up to a maximum of £60k (pa). This will be subject to a comprehensive household income and expenditure assessment to ensure no household suffers exceptional financial hardship & is deemed ineligible as a result.

b.

b.   That the local connection be usually 2 years as set out in the proposed policy; but circumstances will be considered to ensure exemptions and officer discretion is applied to avoid any household being significantly disadvantaged where there is current local connection with Tamworth and this period needs to be extended. 

c.

            The impact of the policy (specifically financial thresholds and local connection) will be reviewed within 12 months and recommendations reported back to Cabinet on policy developments going forward, in 2021.

 

 

 

RESOLVED

That Council;

 

 
  1. Approved the Council’s Allocations Policy 2020, shown at annex one with the following clarifications:
  1. That the thresholds for income per households range from £30k(pa) up to a maximum of £60k (pa).  This will be subject to a comprehensive household income and expenditure assessment to ensure no household suffers exceptional financial hardship & is deemed ineligible as a result.
  2. That the local connection be usually 2 years as set out in the proposed policy; but circumstances will be considered to ensure exemptions and officer discretion is applied to avoid any household being significantly disadvantaged where there is current local connection with Tamworth and this period needs extending. 
  3. The impact of the policy (specifically thresholds and local connection) will be reviewed within 12 months and recommendations reported back to Cabinet on policy developments going forward, in 2021.

 

 
  1. Supported Health & Well-being scrutiny committee observations shown at annex three which were incorporated into the revised policy.

 

 
  1. Endorsed the Equality Impact Assessment set out at annex six.

 

 
  1. Acknowledged feedback from the detailed consultation exercise that ran from 7th May 2019 – Friday 30th August 2019, full details set out in annex seven.

 

 
  1. Approved  the implementation action plan, should Council approve the final scheme, highlighted in the report and shown at annex  eight.

 

Moved by Councillor M Cook, seconded by Councillor R Bilcliff

 

 

 

 

The Mayor

 

 

 

Report author: Tina Mustafa

Publication date: 04/03/2020

Date of decision: 19/11/2019

Decided at meeting: 19/11/2019 - Council

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