Decision details

*Housing Policies (Mutual Exchanges, Succession and Assignment)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To consider the adoption of new housing policies relating to Mutual Exchanges, Succession and Assignment

Decision:

Decision

 

Cabinet approves the Mutual Exchange, Assignment and Succession Policies as appended to report number HSG134 and delegates responsibility for any further minor changes prior to publication to the Cabinet Member for Housing.

 

Considerations/Reasons for Decision

 

  1. Report number HSG134 of the Cabinet Member for Housing and appended draft policies
  2. Recommendations of the Communities and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding the draft policies and the proposal to charge a fee for the administration of mutual exchanges (this aspect was not supported)
  3. The equality analyses attached as appendix 4 to the report
  4. Provisions within the Housing Act 1996
  5. South Kesteven District Council’s Housing Allocations Policy

 

Other options considered and assessed

 

The original intention of the Mutual Exchange charge was to apply it to all applicants with the allowance of ‘exceptional reasons’ to waive it.

Report author: Harry Rai

Publication date: 05/10/2018

Date of decision: 04/10/2018

Decided at meeting: 04/10/2018 - Cabinet

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