Arising from a *report of the Allocations Policy Working Group,
the Decent and Affordable Homes Policy Development Group had
recommended that:
Band E be retained only on the
following assumptions:
- All
applicants to be reviewed annually on Devon Home Choice, this will
also include contacting applicants to remind them that they may not
have logged onto the Devon Home Choice system or have never placed
a bid on the system. This will take out some of the
“dead wood” on the system and remove
those who have moved and not notified Devon Home Choice of their
changes. Applicants will be given 21 days in which to respond.
Should they not reply then the application will be
suspended.
- Contact applicants who have not logged onto the system to
ascertain the reasons behind this.
- Applicants who have refused 3 properties will be investigated as
to the reasons for the refusal, to determine if they should remain
in their current band or suspended.
- Mid
Devon goes out for consultation on its Housing Allocation Policy
proposing that the policy be rewritten to include the following
points:
- Applicants will be removed from the Devon Home Choice waiting
list if they do not bid for properties over a 12 month period*.
(*subject to review of available & suitable
properties)
- Applicants will be removed from the waiting list if they refuse
3 suitable offers of accommodation subject to
availability or properties within their required location or
adjacent parish.
- Whilst carrying out a consultation, the working group may wish
to include other elements to the review.
- That there
be a review in June 2016.
(These changes can be
implemented ready for the 1st April 2016. This would
allow for the consultation period of 6 weeks (as recommended by
DCLG), a new allocation policy to be written and sent to the PDG
for agreement).
RESOLVED that the recommendation of the Policy Development Group be
approved.
(Proposed by Cllr R L Stanley and seconded by Cllr C R
Slade)
Note: *Report previously circulated, copy
attached to minutes.