(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)

The report proposed some minor amendments to the Housing Assistance Policy to update the Warm Homes Assistance Scheme eligibility criteria to reflect the changes to the Government’s Energy Company Obligation scheme.  Details were also given of circumstances where private landlords would be provided with Warm Homes Assistance.

Following consideration by the Communities and Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing resolved that:

The proposed amendments to the Housing Assistance Policy, as set out in the report and at Annex 1 thereto, be approved.

As set out in the report submitted to the Communities and Housing Advisory Board of 26 February 2019.