8 Increasing the availability of council flats to young people and families PDF 548 KB
[To approve the removal of age
designations from a number of Council flats to improve
accessibility to housing for those in housing need, in particular
families and young people]
Minutes:
Cllr Peter Bilson presented the report on the
proposal to remove the age designations from a number of Council
flats to improve accessibility to housing for those in housing
need.
Resolved:
- That the proposal to
remove age designations across all flats in the City be
approved.
- That the proposal to
apply an age designation of 50 years plus to former sheltered flats
be approved.
- That the proposal for
a small number of former sheltered properties to have the age
designation permanently removed with additional priority given to
tenants within the Council’s housing Allocation Policy should
they wish to move to an age designated property be
approved.
- That the allocation
of additional properties (studio flats or one bedroom flats) to the
People Directorate for use by the Looked after Children Transitions
Housing Support Service be approved.