147 Allocation schemes
Localism Act 2011 (2011 c 20) | Legislation

147  Allocation schemes

(1)     The Housing Act 1996 is amended as follows.

(2)     In section 166 (applications for housing accommodation)—

(a)     after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     A local housing authority in England shall secure that an applicant for an allocation of housing accommodation is informed that he has the rights mentioned in section 166A(9).”, and”

(b)     in subsection (2) after “authority” insert “in Wales”.

(3)     For the heading before section 167 substitute “Allocation schemes”.

(4)     Before section 167 insert—

“166A Allocation in accordance with allocation scheme: England

(1)     Every local housing authority in England must have a scheme (their “allocation scheme”) for determining priorities, and as to the procedure to be followed, in allocating housing accommodation.

For this purpose “procedure” includes all aspects of the allocation process, including the persons or descriptions of persons by whom decisions are taken.

(2)     The scheme must include a statement of the authority's policy on offering people who are to be allocated housing accommodation—

(a)     a choice of housing accommodation; or

(b)     the opportunity to express preferences about the housing accommodation to be allocated to them.

(3)     As regards priorities, the scheme shall, subject to subsection (4), be framed so as to secure

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