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Minutes:
The Head of Housing and
Community Services introduced the report and explained that the
effect of the temporary changes to the Housing Allocation Scheme
policy introduced in April 2020 had been reviewed. The aim of the changes was to encourage households
to remain in current accommodation where possible and avoid the use
of temporary accommodation. An increase of 92% in the number of
successfully prevented homelessness cases had occurred for the
period August 2020 to July 2021, compared to the period August 2019
to July 2020. The comparison of the two periods also showed a 27%
decrease in the number of households placed into temporary
accommodation and vacated within the same 12 months, although the
average length of stay was slightly longer.
RESOLVED: That the proposed changes to the Council’s Housing
Allocation Scheme, set out in Appendix A to the report, be approved
and incorporated into Version 2.2 of the Housing Allocation Scheme,
attached at Appendix B to the report.