Issue - meetings

Recommendations

The Executive is asked to:

i)     Note the contents of the report, the proposed Allocations Policy, consultation responses and the Equality Impact Assessment.

ii)    Approve the Allocations Policy, to become effective from no later than 1^st April 2025

iii)   Approve the contingency funding for additional staffing and communications budget totalling £10,000 from the HRA working balance. 

iv)  Delegate to the Assistant Director Housing authority the making of any minor amendments to the Allocations Policy as needed by changes to regulation or legislation

Considered – A report of the Corporate Director Community Development presenting a draft North Yorkshire Housing Allocations Policy for the Executive consideration along with the results of the public consultation on the draft policy undertaken between 4^th September and 17^th December 2023.

Councillor Simon Myers introduced the report and drew attention to some revisions to the recommendations within the published report.  He noted the revised recommendations had been circulated prior to the meeting for members consideration.  He went on to summarise the background to the current position across the County and the proposal to bring all areas under one Allocations Policy.

The Executive noted the report, the proposed Allocations Policy, consultation responses and the Equality Impact Assessment, and the comments made by Mrs Anne Seex earlier in the meeting.

In line with the revised recommendations it was

Resolved – That the following be recommended to full Council on 21 February 2024 for approval:

a)     The Allocations Policy - to become effective from no later than 1^st April 2025;

b)     Contingency funding totalling £10,000 from the HRA working balance for additional staffing and the communications budget;

c)      The Assistant Director for Housing Authority be delegated to make minor amendments to the Allocations Policy as needed by changes to regulation or legislation.