Purpose

The Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy
has undergone a general refresh to update the format, language and
terminology used as well as provide our residents with additional
clarity on how home adaptations are delivered including the
customer-contractor relationship.
 
Decision sought to increase the means test
contribution value from £5k to £8k. Due to increased
construction and labour costs, the original £5k value has
decreased in real terms, no longer covering standard
adaptations.  The new £8k value
feels more appropriate to cover those types of adaptations.
 
Options considered and rejected:
•         To leave
the means test value as £5k. 
This would have
meant standard adaptations were being means tested based on an
outdated and lower value than the true cost of provision.
•         To
increase the means test to a higher value than
£8k. 
This would have
likely provided additional adaptations (outside of standard
adaptations) to households who are more likely to have means of
contributing.

Content

The policy amends were endorsed by Cllr
Crook.