Housing Reviews

Allocation scheme

Under Section 167 of the Housing Act 1996, the Council is required to have and publish an allocation scheme that explains:

• How we let homes to people
• How we will offer choice to applicants
• How information will be provided and
• Applicant's right to a review

The Council is also required to ensure that the scheme gives reasonable preference to applicants who are:

• assessed and accepted as homeless under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996
• families with dependant children, or expecting a child
• occupying insanitary or overcrowded conditions
• needing to move on medical or welfare grounds with a need for settled accommodation
• needing to move to a particular locality in the district of the housing authority, where failure to meet that need would cause hardship to themselves or others

Right to review

An applicant has a right to a review of some decisions made by the Council in relation to their application.  

If an applicant is written to and advised that they have been deferred or excluded from the Housing Register, they have a statutory right to request a review.

Those suspended from the Housing Register for unreasonable refusal of an offer of accommodation can also ask for a review.

Applicants may request a review form which explains in detail the review procedure and time limits from any Customer Service Centre in Haringey.