Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the report and its appendices and make the following resolutions:

1.    That the Allocation Scheme for Social and Affordable Housing as set out in Appendix 2 be approved. 

2.    That the Cabinet authorises the Director for Housing and Communities, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to make minor changes to the scheme in response to statutory requirements or as otherwise required to maintain operational effectiveness.

3.    That Officers undertake a further review of the Rural Parish Connection and bring forward proposals for further changes if considered necessary.

RESOLVED

1.    That the Allocation Scheme for Social and Affordable Housing as set out in Appendix 2 be approved.

2.    That the Cabinet authorises the Director for Housing and Communities, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to make minor changes to the scheme in response to statutory requirements or as otherwise required to maintain operational effectiveness.

3.    That Officers undertake a further review of the Rural Parish Connection and bring forward proposals for further changes if considered necessary.

Cllr Sutton introduced the item.

In response to members comments and questions Mr Western clarified that the Scheme proposed to increase the savings threshold to allow for a more generous approach as the threshold has not been increased for a number of years. He confirmed that once the new Scheme has been adopted an easy read version of the Scheme could be created.

Cllr Lintill noted that the report had been considered by a Task and Finish Group and Overview and Scrutiny Committee with no recommendations made to Cabinet.

In a vote the following resolutions were made:

RESOLVED

1.    That the Allocation Scheme for Social and Affordable Housing as set out in Appendix 2 be approved.

2.    That the Cabinet authorises the Director for Housing and Communities, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to make minor changes to the scheme in response to statutory requirements or as otherwise required to maintain operational effectiveness.

3.    That officers undertake a further review of the Rural Parish Connection and bring forward proposals for further changes if considered necessary.