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Audit Commission report unveils areas of Haringey’s housing policy in need of updating
An Audit Commission report has accused Haringey Council of having a housing allocations policy that is “not sufficiently transparent and needs updating”, but has commended the local authority for its effective approach to preventing homelessness.
Improvements have been made with regard to the housing and support of vulnerable adults, and targets have been met for limiting the use of bed and breakfast accommodation, the report also added.
However, Haringey Council has been warned to address issues around housing registrations which are not carried out promptly, and targets for the time decisions about homelessness are being made.
Councillor John Bevan, cabinet member for housing, said he is keen to address the issues that need attention. He said: “As this report shows, we are making good progress in providing better help and advice to people trying to find a home, but there is still much more to be done.
“The Audit Commission’s report confirmed to us the areas which needed further improvement - for which many future actions had already been planned or were already in progress.
“In particular, the number of people and families in temporary accommodation has fallen by 40 per cent over the last four years.
“We have a clear plan to carry out further improvements so that we can help more people more effectively and efficiently.
“We are currently consulting local people and interested parties on changing our allocation policy to a banding system which we believe will be fairer and more transparent,” cllr Bevan added.
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