Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...
Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ... Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...
Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation Scheme2.6 The statutory provisions regarding eligibility and qualification are set out ins 160ZA of the 1996 Housing Act as amended by the 2011 Localism Act.Qualification and Reasonable Preference2.7 Central to any Housing Allocation Scheme is ensuring that ‘reasonablepreference’ is given to people with high levels of assessed housing need. Indrafting this Housing Allocation Scheme, the Council has had regard to CLG’sAllocation of accommodation: guidance for local housing authorities in England.Reasonable preference groups are defined as follows:• All homeless people as defined in Part VII of the 1996 Housing Actincluding people who are intentionally homeless and those who are not inpriority need• People who are owed a duty by an housing authority under section 190(2),193(2) or 195(2) of the 1996 Act (or under section 65(2) or 68(2) of theHousing Act 1985) or who are occupying accommodation secured by anyhousing authority under s192(3)• People occupying insanitary or overcrowded housing or otherwise living inunsatisfactory housing conditions• People who need to move on medical or welfare grounds, includinggrounds relating to disability• People who need to move to a particular locality in the housing authorityarea, whose failure to meet that need would cause hardship (tothemselves or others)2.8 In framing this Housing Allocation Scheme the Council intends to give effect tos.166A(3) of the 1996 Housing Act (as amended); housing authorities shouldhave regard to the following considerations:• The scheme must be framed so as to give reasonable preference toapplicants who fall within the categories set out in s.166A(3), over those whodo not• Although there is no requirement to give equal weight to each of thereasonable preference categories, housing authorities will need todemonstrate that, overall reasonable preference has been given to all thereasonable preference categories• There is no requirement for housing authorities to frame their scheme toafford greater priority to applicants who fall within more than one reasonablepreference category (cumulative preference) over those who have reasonablepreference on a single non-urgent basis2.9 In respect of Hammersmith & Fulham’s new Housing Allocation Scheme, theCouncil intends to ensure that all successful applicants have reasonablepreference. But it will give ‘additional preference’ to applicants who are making a6Page 389
Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation Schemecommunity contribution. The Council is obliged to provide advice, information andassistance to all applicants, even if they are likely to be unsuccessful with theirapplication for accommodation. To be considered, the applicants must make anapplication for accommodation in accordance with the procedural requirementsof this scheme.2.10 These are the only categories of people that the Council will consider forhousing, except for Management transfers set out in Section 3 and where theCouncil adopts a Local Lettings Plan (See Sections 2.43 – 2.50). The latter mayinclude new and existing accommodation in its five regeneration opportunityareas where specific outcomes are sought, such as mixed, balanced sustainablecommunities. Local Lettings Plans will be adopted to achieve this specificobjective which may include offering accommodation to working households onthe Council’s HomeBuy Register on short fixed term tenancies (e.g., two years)who may be waiting for a home ownership option that is right for them, but arecontent to live in an alternative interim rented housing option.2.11 Except in case of Management Transfers or under a Local Lettings Plan andsubject to the exceptions set out below, to qualify for an allocation of housing anapplicant must meet at least one of the statutory ‘reasonable preference’ criteria,defined in section 2.7 and described in Annex 3 of this document. Applicantsshould seek advice as individual circumstances vary. Where the Council adoptsa Local Lettings Plan (see Sections 2.43 – 2.50), the Council may seek tonominate eligible and qualifying applicants from the Homebuy Register foraffordable rented housing (i.e., social rent or Affordable Rent).2.12 The council has developed a housing banding system to determine who will beprioritised for housing in the borough. The housing bands are summarised belowand full details of what the characteristics of individual cases will be are set out inAnnex 3:Band 1: Urgent Need to Move due to Reasonable Preference PLUSAdditional PriorityBand 2 Need to move – Reasonable Preference AND a CommunityContributionBand 3 : Need to move – Reasonable Preference BUT No CommunityContributionBand 4: Reduced Priority: Need to Move - Reasonable Preference but withReduced Priority7Page 390
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Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation Scheme2.6 The statutory provisions regarding eligibility and qualification are set out ins 160ZA of the 1996 Housing Act as amended by the 2011 Localism Act.Qualification and Reasonable Preference2.7 Central to any Housing Allocation Scheme is ensuring that ‘reasonablepreference’ is given to people with high levels of assessed housing need. Indrafting this Housing Allocation Scheme, the Council has had regard to CLG’sAllocation of accommodation: guidance for local housing authorities in England.Reasonable preference groups are defined as follows:• All homeless people as defined in Part VII of the 1996 Housing Actincluding people who are intentionally homeless and those who are not inpriority need• People who are owed a duty by an housing authority under section 190(2),193(2) or 195(2) of the 1996 Act (or under section 65(2) or 68(2) of theHousing Act 1985) or who are occupying accommodation secured by anyhousing authority under s192(3)• People occupying insanitary or overcrowded housing or otherwise living inunsatisfactory housing conditions• People who need to move on medical or welfare grounds, includinggrounds relating to disability• People who need to move to a particular locality in the housing authorityarea, whose failure to meet that need would cause hardship (tothemselves or others)2.8 In framing this Housing Allocation Scheme the Council intends to give effect tos.166A(3) of the 1996 Housing Act (as amended); housing authorities shouldhave regard to the following considerations:• The scheme must be framed so as to give reasonable preference toapplicants who fall within the categories set out in s.166A(3), over those whodo not• Although there is no requirement to give equal weight to each of thereasonable preference categories, housing authorities will need todemonstrate that, overall reasonable preference has been given to all thereasonable preference categories• There is no requirement for housing authorities to frame their scheme toafford greater priority to applicants who fall within more than one reasonablepreference category (cumulative preference) over those who have reasonablepreference on a single non-urgent basis2.9 In respect of Hammersmith & Fulham’s new Housing Allocation Scheme, theCouncil intends to ensure that all successful applicants have reasonablepreference. But it will give ‘additional preference’ to applicants who are making a6Page 389
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