Issue - meetings

Review of age designations on council flats

 

 

Meeting: 23/03/2016 - Cabinet (Item 8)

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[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:

  1. That the proposal to remove age designations across all flats in the City be approved.

 

  1. That the proposal to apply an age designation of 50 years plus to former sheltered flats be approved.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.