Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 11
Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 11
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| Date of Publication | 28th January 2016 |
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‘1 “l heretordtimescom + Thursday, January 28, 2016 Queue for homes By Jessica Phillips 01432 845884 jph’xfilherefordtlmescom Twitter @HTnewsroom MORE than 1,000 people are in the queue for a council house in Herefordshire. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show that as of December 31 last year there were 1,067 peo- ple on the waiting list in the county. The figures are not broken down by location and it is not known how long those people have been waiting as the hous- ing register was changed fol- lowing a renewal of Hereford- shire Council’s allocations policy in July 2014. But of those 1,067 people, 539 people were considered to be facing homelessness and in the “green band”. A further 411 were in the council’s amber band — people placed in temporary accommo- dation by the local authority while they sought permanent accommodation. And another 117 were in the red band — those who have a history of rent arrears or anti social behaviour with a previ- ous landlord. But these figures could be the tip of the iceberg, as Hereford- shire Council concedes that only applicants with a “prov- en” housing need are eligible to register on the waiting list. In a statement, the authority said: “The council’s allocation policy was reviewed in 2014 and only applicants with a ‘proven’ housing need are eli- gible to register on the waiting list, which has assisted those in need to secure housing from registered social landlords. “The numbers of those re The number of people waiting for social housing to become free in Herefordshire has topped 1, 000 quiring housing outstrips the number of those on the wait ing list, but to alleviate this, the council has in place a number of schemes to financially assist applicants into private rented accommodation.” Herefordshire Council does not own its own social housing stock, as this was transferred to Herefordshire Housing Ltd in 2002 — which is now the larg- est provider of social housing in the county. 2/3 BEWELL SQUARE HEREFORD HR4 OBB TEL: 01432 277542 Performed by The Russian State Ballet of Silieria g Accompanied by The Orchestra of the Russian State Ballet 9-13FehrnaI‘yT 1' THE HEREFORD TIMES FESTIVAL THEATRE - MALVERN 01684 892271 I malvem—thealrescnuk ® SEATS AVAILABLE FROM raymondgubbay.co.uk O'” 847 2319 |
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