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Recommendation from the meeting of the Cabinet Housing Panel on 19 February 2020 on the Housing Allocations Policy Review.

Cabinet Housing Panel – 19 February 2020

The proposed changes to the Housing Allocation Policy were approved.

Recommendation from the meeting of the Cabinet Housing Panel on 19 February 2020 on a review of the Housing Allocations Policy which set out rules for the Council’s Housing Needs Register and how priority was awarded to householders based on their housing needs.

(1)        The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

That the proposed changes to the Housing Allocation Policy be approved.

(2)        Reasons for the Decision

The report set out some recommended changes to the policy as a result of a review following the introduction of the Homeless Reduction Act 2017.