Agenda item

Revision to Housing Allocation Policy

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

 

Recommendations:-

 

1.    That the five proposed amendments to the Allocation Policy detailed below are approved:-

 

(a)  Amend the banding related to homelessness households to award a higher band following a full homelessness assessment as detailed in section 3.2.6 of the report.

 

(b)  Amend the downsizing policy to award Band 2 status to Council or Housing Association tenants who are under occupying their home to move to a property with at least 1 less bedroom (a ground floor flat or a bungalow will require a medical assessment).

 

(c)  Amend the quota of advertised properties in Band 2 from 50% to 60%, reduce the quota of advertised properties in Band 3 from 40% to 30%, and retain the10% quota for Transfers.

 

(d)  Amend the rule for single people who are Council or Housing Association tenants living in a flat who are expecting their first child to be eligible for family accommodation on the production of the MATB1 form.

 

(e)  Amend the local connection rule to give a person a local connection if their close family relative or carer live in Rotherham and have done so for the last three years.

 

Minutes:

Further to Minute No. 93 this item was deferred to the next meeting of the Cabinet to be held on Monday, 18th February, 2019 at 10.00 a.m.

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