Housing Allocations Policy

Why we are consulting

We are currently conducting our scheduled review of the Council’s Housing Allocation Policy, and as part of this, the Council has a legal duty to consult with people affected by potential changes.

The Council’s Housing Allocation Policy is a document that sets out who is given priority for Council housing, and how the Council decide who to offer homes to. A brief overview of our current policy can be found on the Council’s website.

The review of our policy has been carried out with the Stirling Tenant’s Assembly, and has identified several potential changes to the Housing Allocation Policy that will help to make sure we’re able to meet our legal duties to support homeless households, as well as prevent homelessness where we can.

You can download our current policy, a summary of the key proposed changes to the policy and a copy of our most recent lettings analysis below.

We are running this survey to find out affected groups' views on potential changes, to help inform the decision we will make on changing the rules. Our aims and objectives with this consultation survey are:

1. To inform people affected by the change of the evidence base for potential decisions, and to allow their views to be considered as part of the review process.
2. To ensure that people affected by any potential changes have the opportunity to give their views on our changes.
3. To meet our legal requirements when amending our Policy.
4. To ensure that any decisions meet the requirements set out within the Equality Act.

Your feedback on our proposed changes will help us to make our final decision.