Issue - meetings

(Rachel Parkin)

Members gave consideration to report which presented the revised West Lindsey Home Choice Lettings Policy.

         The Housing Act 1996 stated that every local housing authority must have adopted a local scheme for allocation of social housing.  The West Lindsey Home Choice Policy was created following the separation from the Central Lincolnshire Partnership with City of Lincoln and North Kesteven District Council known as Lincs Homefinder.

The policy had been reviewed to take into account changes in practice and duties imposed by The Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and the Localism Act 2011. 

A detailed breakdown of changes were listed at Appendix 1 of the report, with those changes considered larger also summarised in Section 2 of the report.

In response to questions, Officer confirmed the words missing form paragraph 1.11 on page 71 were “rough sleepers”

RESOLVED that: -

(a)     the changes to the West Lindsey HomeChoice Lettings Policy be approved; and

(b)     delegated authority be granted to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chairman of the Prosperous Communities Committee, to make minor housekeeping amendments to the Policy in the future.