What oversight is the Welsh Government providing to local authorities on maintaining accurate and fair access to the social housing register, particularly in cases where individuals are removed from the list due to internal correspondence or administrative issues, despite ongoing housing vulnerability?
Local authorities are responsible for developing an allocation scheme which outlines the authority’s priorities and procedures in allocating social housing. A summary of the scheme must be made available to members of the public.
In determining their specific scheme, local authorities must have regard to the Welsh Government’s Code of Guidance, which provides guidance on the allocation scheme and procedures to be followed in allocating housing provision, including where applicants consider they have been treated unfairly.