Consultation launched on council’s housing allocations policy

5 September 2023

Cheshire East Council has launched a new consultation on its housing allocations policy.

The 12-week consultation is asking residents for their views on a wide variety of matters relating to the council’s current policy.

Councillor Mark Goldsmith, chair of Cheshire East Council’s economy and growth committee, said: “Social housing in Cheshire East is a very limited resource and demand significantly outstrips supply. The way in which social housing is allocated is key to creating strong, prosperous, and sustainable communities. 

“Proposed changes to the allocations policy highlight where resources need to be focused. Cheshire East Council is committed to being an open and enabling organisation ensuring that we listen, learn, and respond to our residents, promoting opportunities for a two-way conversation. This consultation exercise is part of that conversation, and I encourage you to have your say.”

The consultation – aimed at staff, existing customers, landlords, and other related stakeholders – is a straightforward online questionnaire asking people whether they agree or disagree with the council’s proposed policy changes and inviting them to add further comments of their own.

 It reviews areas such as allocations to households with children under the age of 16, urgent housing need (domestic abuse), and ensuring that housing provision is allocated to local people.

To take the survey, please visit: https://surveys.cheshireeast.gov.uk/s/AllocationsPolicy23/

All responses and comments will be gratefully received and fed into the new policy-setting discussion.

Respondents can remain anonymous.