Issue - meetings

Arising from a report of the Head of Housing and Property Services, the Decent and Affordable Homes Policy Development Group had recommended that the cash incentive scheme whereby downsizing tenants are given payments for giving up larger homes be discontinued.

Arising from a *report of the Head of Housing and Property Services, the Decent and Affordable Homes Policy Development Group had recommended that the cash incentive scheme whereby downsizing tenants are given payments for giving up larger homes be discontinued.

The Cabinet Member for Housing informed the meeting that the Council had been offering incentives to tenants to encourage them to downsize for some time and outlined the payments that had taken place.  However Government policy had now changed and it was suggested that it was no longer necessary for the Council to offer a financial inducement to tenants.

RESOLVED that the recommendation of the Policy Development Group be approved.

(Proposed by Cllr R L Stanley and seconded by Cllr Mrs M E Squires)

Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.