Council Consults on Revised Housing Allocations Policy

Barnet Council is consulting on proposed changes to the way it allocates council and housing association homes. Under the new proposals being consulted on, applicants will generally have to live in Barnet for at least five years before they qualify for help with their housing under the allocations scheme.  Applicants currently must live in the borough for at least two years. The council will continue to provide accommodation to people with less than five years residency where it has a statutory duty to do so under homelessness legislation. Read more on the Barnet Council website.