Band E - verbal update (00:43:08)
To receive a verbal update from the Head of Housing and Property Services regarding Band E.
Minutes:
The Head of Housing and Property Services provided the Group with a verbal update regarding Band E. This included the following:
· Mid Devon District Council had allocated 72% of properties in Bands B and C in general needs properties. 37% in Bands B and C had been allocated to sheltered housing. 299 properties across all bands had been allocated in the last financial year.
· Currently there was 1812 people on the Devon Home Choice waiting list which was a 15 % reduction on the previous year, 895 of these were in Band E.
· Regular reviews were conducted and this process was now automated, saving officer time to the value of 8 days per year.
· People were regularly reminded that if they did not bid on anything they may be removed from the system.
· The Devon Home Choice team actively encouraged people to bid.
· There would be a letter drop to all those on the waiting list advising them about the key changes to the Allocations Policy.
· The Council had been working with Devon Homes Choice on the ‘Terms and Conditions’ of the Devon Home Choice scheme.
Discussion followed with regard to the fact that anybody registered with Devon Home Choice could look at properties outside of the district but within the Devon boundary. Should people want to look outside of the county they would need to register with the equivalent homes provider in that area.