Issue - meetings

Councillor Draycott submits a report which seeks to extend the scheme for age designated accommodation. The Housing Committee in November 1999 agreed the pilot scheme. The Cabinet is asked to; approve extending the scheme to a number of other areas as listed in the report; agree that if there is no demand from applicants aged over 45 years then the age limit will be reduced in ten year bandings; agree that the same criteria contained in the report be adopted for future requests for a delegated decision by the Director of Housing; and to agree that when a review of the scheme is carried out in 12 months further consideration be given to the properties detailed in the report which have not been included in the scheme this time.

Councillor Draycott submitted a report which sought to extend the scheme for  age designated accommodation following a pilot scheme agreed by the Housing Committee in November 1999.

RESOLVED:

(1)that the age designated accommodation scheme be extended to include the one bed flats in the following areas:

Dupont Gardens and Mulberry Avenue, Braunstone Frith

Kerrial Gardens, New Parks

Ambassador Road and Rowlatts Hill Road, Rowlatts Hill

Goldhill, Saffron South

Colsterdale Close, Mowmacre Hill

Fowler Close, Beaumont Leys

Manor House Gardens, Monks Rest and St Mary’s Court, Humberstone Village

100 Welford Road, St Andrews

(2) that if there is no demand from applicants aged over 45 years, then the age limit be reduced in ten year bandings, until an allocation is found;

(3)that the same criteria used in this report be adopted for future requests, for delegated decision by the Director of Housing; and

(4)that further consideration be given to areas that have not been recommended for inclusion in the scheme at this time, when a further review of the scheme is completed in 12 months.