[166A Allocation in accordance with allocation scheme: England]
Housing Act 1996 (1996 c 52) | Legislation

[Allocation schemes]

[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 that reasonable preference is given to—

(a)     people who are homeless (within the meaning of Part 7);

(b)     people who are owed a duty by any local housing authority under section 190(2), 193(2) or 195(2) (or under section 65(2) or 68(2) of the Housing Act 1985) or who are occupying accommodation secured by any such authority under section 192(3);

(c)     people occupying insanitary or overcrowded housing or otherwise living in unsatisfactory housing conditions;

(d)     people

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