Issue - decisions

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.

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

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

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

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

The Mayor