Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...

Building a Housing Ladder of Opportunity – Housing Allocation Schemelettings as well as enabling its West London partners to nomination opportunitiesin the borough. The Council intends to continue this arrangement as it enablessome flexibility to facilitate sub regional moves for the same reason described inthe Homeswap section above.Accessible Housing Register4.22 The Council will seek to ensure accommodation opportunities for housingregister applicants who require accessible housing are maximised. WhereHousing Options Officers are fully appraised of applicants’ housing needs, allreasonable efforts will be used to ensure that offers are made to applicants in linewith the Banding priority using the Assisted Choice approach.Pan London Mobility4.23 Hammersmith & Fulham currently participates with the Mayor of London’s pan-London Mobility scheme, also known as London Moves. Details of the Mayor’sscheme can be found at www.london.gov.uk . Tenants wishing to move using thePan London Mobility scheme can apply direct. Housing Options Officers canprovide assistance to tenants wishing to move home using the Pan LondonMobility Scheme.Annual Lettings Plan4.24 The Council will adopt an Annual Lettings Plan for the April – March year whichwill forecast the number of affordable lettings the Council expects for the relevantyear and estimate the proportions of lettings that will be allocated to certain needgroups. This will include adopting quotas for specific priority groups, e.g., thoserequiring supported housing; care home leavers; working households; ex armedservices personnel, etc.5. PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING INFORMATION, APPEALS AND REVIEWS5.1 All applicants have the right to request general information about theirapplication; whether they are entitled to any preference for housing; whether andwhen suitable accommodation will be offered to them; and, information aboutwhy any application has been unsuccessful. Specifically, applicants have theright to:• Request general information about their prospects of success following theirapplication• Request information about decision concerning the facts their case• Request review of such decision and decisions that a person is not eligible orqualifying, and to be informed of the review decision and the grounds for it.25Page 408