A Housing Allocations Policy has been approved and is available to
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The Housing Allocations policy was approved by the Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee in June 2022 and was implemented from August 2023 following a system change to Homes4Spelthorne. The policy was updated by the Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee in June 2024.
* Following a Government Inspection, a recommendation from MHCLG was made to increase the proportion of lets to homeless households. In alignment with our existing Housing Allocations policy, for a short period, we will directly let the majority of available family-sized homes to households who are already homeless. This temporary approach is to help us quickly reduce the use of costly nightly-paid accommodation and provide more stable housing for those in urgent need.
As a non-stock holding authority, we are reliant on a small number of nominations from housing associations. As the situation improves, we will return to a more balanced approach, supporting those most in need while continuing to meet the wider housing needs of our community.