Issue - meetings

(i)    That the Joint Housing Allocations Policy be approved.

(ii)   That it be delegated to the Executive Director - Commercial Development and Economic Growth, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing authority to amend the Joint Housing Allocations Policy as required to ensure that it accurately reflects the processes that will apply once a digital housing register is developed.

A report was submitted to Cabinet presenting proposed changes to the current Housing Allocations Policy which would introduce a joint policy with Aspire Housing ensuring a single policy and application process for customers.

The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing introduced the report advising that this would align systems and the policy and application process.

It would ensure a more streamlined service for the most vulnerable and everyone would get the same information/treatment regardless of how the services are accessed.

Councillor Waring stated that one joint policy made perfect sense. One set of rules was better for the customer, Council & Aspire and would make a positive contribution to homelessness.

Councillor Sweeney endorsed all that had been said adding that this was an example of the great leaps that the Council makes in partnership with Aspire.

Resolved:     (i)         That the Joint Housing Allocations Policy be approved.

(ii)        That it be delegated to the Executive Director –

Commercial Development and Economic Growth, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing authority to amend the Joint Housing Allocations Policy as required to ensure that it accurately reflects the processes that will apply once a digital housing register is developed