Decision details

Decision on Leaving North Yorkshire Home Choice and adopting a CYC Housing Allocation Policy

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Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods

Decision status: Decision Made

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose of Report: To outline the proposal to leave North Yorkshire Home Choice and adopt a local allocations policy.

The Executive Member is asked to agree the recommendations of the officers (consultation completed 1/5/18).

Background - current allocations policy North Yorkshire home Choice is available on the link below: http://www.northyorkshirehomechoice.org.uk/content/information/formsandbooklets

Decision:

Resolved: To agree option 1 and leave the North Yorkshire Home Choice Partnership, adopt the proposed City of York Council allocations policy and agree to retain a Choice Based Letting (CBL) system. The new policy will not be implemented until the introduction of the new Housing IT system however agreement is required in advance to inform the tender and design of the new system

Reason: The sub regional NYHC partnership and allocation policy no longer meets the needs of York which are at variance to the sub regional partners. The NYHC system is an administrative burden and York wishes to integrate the4 Choice Based Lettings system with the new Housing IT system

Report author: Becky Ward

Publication date: 19/07/2018

Date of decision: 19/07/2018

Decided at meeting: 19/07/2018 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods

Effective from: 24/07/2018

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