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that many Private Registered Providers (usually housing associations) intend to continue granting ‘lifetimetenancies’ and therefore monitoring and evaluation of offering and take up of such tenancies will need to beundertaken. On the basis of a ‘lifetime’ tenancy being more attractive to applicants, the Council will need toensure that it is not giving undue preference to certain groups of applicants when making offers of a tenancy toapplicants.AgeThe Tenancy Strategy proposes to continue granting ‘lifetime’ securetenancies to applicants who are over 65 years old which will be positive asthey will see no change in the policy for them.H+Page 499DisabilityThe strategy proposes to grant 2 year tenancies to applicants who arebetween the ages of 18-25, unless they are leaving local authority care andentitled to receive services under the Leaving Care Act and so the impacts willbe both positive and negative for this age group. 2 year tenancies areproposed for this group to help ensure they are able to take on theresponsibilities associated with sustaining a tenancy which is likely to berenewed if the tenancy is managed well.The Tenancy Strategy proposes to grant 5 year tenancies to general needsapplicants aged 26-64. There is a clear possibility that a 2 year tenancy couldbe perceived to have a negative impact on younger people, given there will besituations where a young applicant may be able to give good reason that theycan sustain a tenancy as successfully as an older applicant.The Tenancy Strategy proposes that applicants with disabilities and/or specialhealth needs should continue to be granted ‘lifetime’ secure tenancies. Thedocument also makes reference to keeping disabled adapted housing in thelettings pool in the context of a succession scenario where the remaininghousing occupants do not have a disabled housing need.HHH+ and–+ and-+The Tenancy Strategy highlights guidelines to Private Registered Providers onAffordable Rents which should be charged up to 80% of local market rents. Inthe event that new or re-let housing provided by Private Registered Providerswhich is adapted for wheelchair purposes, then this is likely to have negativeimpacts on this protected group. Research published by the Equality andH-Tool and Guidance updated for new PSED from 05.04.2011