The Mayor agreed to amend the Allocations Scheme to reduce, instead of end, the Key Worker Scheme target from 25 to 15 and for officers to monitor this and to come back with comments for the 2014/15 Lettings Plan.

The Mayor noted a correction to the priority target information. Accordingly agreed to amend the target for Band 3 should be increased to 10% from 6%.

DECISION

1.               To agree the Allocations Scheme 2013 set out in Appendix 1, with the Key Worker Scheme amendment above.

2.               To agree the priority target groups set out in paragraph 11.3 of the report, with the Band 3 amendment above.

3.               To consider the impact assessment in Appendix 2.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL (A. DALVI)

(Service Head, Housing Options (C. Cormack)

Councillor Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member for Housing, introduced the report.

The Mayor agreed to amend the Allocations Scheme to reduce, instead of end, the Key Worker Scheme target from 25 to 15 and for officers to monitor this and to come back with comments for the 2014/15 Lettings Plan.

The Mayor noted a correction to the priority target information. Accordingly agreed to amend the target for Band 3 should be increased to 10% from 6%.

RESOLVED

1.               To agree the Allocations Scheme 2013 set out in Appendix 1, with the Key Worker Scheme amendment above.

2.               To agree the priority target groups set out in paragraph 11.3 of the report, with the Band 3 amendment above.

3.               To consider the impact assessment in Appendix 2.