Council Set To Remove 5,000 from Waiting List

Northampton Borough Council’s cabinet will discuss proposed changes to its housing allocations policy which could see more than 5,000 people removed from its housing register.  The changes proposed in the policy include reclassifying and removing some priority bands in its housing register: these are bands C&D and consist of tenants who joined the waiting list with no specific or immediate need and who, due to housing availability, would not receive a property until their needs changed.  The changes proposed would also see the introduction of flexible tenancies which would be offered for a minimum of five years. Read more on 24dash.