Issue - meetings
Adoption of Housing Allocations Scheme
Meeting: 06/01/2025 - Executive (Item 86)
86 New Housing Allocations Scheme 2025 
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Report of Assistant Director Wellbeing and Housing
Purpose of report
To seek approval for a new Housing Allocations Scheme.
Recommendations
The Executive resolves:
1.1 To approve the new Housing Allocations Scheme.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - New Cherwell Housing Allocations Scheme 2025, item 86
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- Appendix 2 - New Allocations Scheme - Summary of main changes, item 86
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- Appendix 3 - Equalities and Climate Impact Assessment, item 86
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- Appendix 4 - Consultation results and responses to comments made, item 86
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- Webcast for New Housing Allocations Scheme 2025
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That the new Housing Allocations Scheme be approved.
Minutes:
The Assistant Director Wellbeing and Housing submitted a report to seek approval for a new Housing Allocations Scheme.
In considering the report, Executive members thanked officers for their work on the Scheme and commended the changes, highlighting the creatin of a banding for survivors of domestic abuse and increased priority for armed forces personnel.
Resolved
(1) That the new Housing Allocations Scheme be approved.
Reasons
It is important that the Council has up to date policies and procedures for its statutory and key service areas and it is important that they are legislatively and operationally sound. A periodic review of policies is therefore appropriate.
Alternative options
Option 1: Not bring forward a new Allocations Scheme. This is rejected as it is important that the Council has Policies that are up to date with legislation and can respond to current challenges.