Decision details

Amendments to Housing Allocations Policy and Homelessness Strategy

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

RESOLVED to approve amendments to the Council’s Housing Allocations Policy and Homelessness Strategy to take effect from 3 April 2018, to reflect changes in legislation, and to change the wording within the Allocations Policy in respect of the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces, to remove the wording “honourable discharge” (which is no longer in use), and to replace it with the wording “applicants who are serving members of the Regular Forces or who have served in the Regular Forces”.

Decision:

RESOLVED to approve amendments to the Council’s Housing Allocations Policy and Homelessness Strategy to take effect from 3 April 2018, and to change the wording within the Allocations Policy in respect of the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces, to remove the wording “honourable discharge”, and to replace it with the wording “applicants who are serving members of the Regular Forces or who have served in the Regular Forces”.

 

Report author: Judith Snares

Publication date: 04/04/2018

Date of decision: 04/04/2018

Decided at meeting: 04/04/2018 - Cabinet

Effective from: 13/04/2018

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