Consultation starts 10 September and closes 2 December 2024
Milton Keynes City Council regularly reviews the allocation of social rented housing to address urgent needs. By law, any major changes to the allocation scheme require public consultation.
We seek views on:
For full detail on the proposed scheme please check New Allocation Scheme 2024
Complete an online form as per the link below. This form will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
The consultation closes on 2 December 2024.
If you would like to receive this form in a different format please either email us on allocationconsultation@milton-keynes.gov.uk or contact our Customer Service Centre on 01908 691691.
From 10 September to 2 December 2024, we will gather feedback from all stakeholders on the proposed changes. We will publish your feedback with our responses on this page. We aim to publish responses every month. Please note, we will not share any of your personal details.
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Received: 11 September 2024 Observation: Why do you have to be homeless, mentally ill, pregnant, fleeing domestic violence or served in the armed forces to be considered for help with housing? There are many families who are long term MK residents who are stuck in unsuitable expensive housing working as hard as they possible can to make a better life for themselves and sometimes their children you have to be homeless, mentally ill, pregnant, fleeing domestic violence or served in the armed forces to be considered for help with housing. Reply: The needs mentioned are those associated with homelessness and priority need rather than those considered under the housing allocation scheme. The banding priorities set out those with the greatest housing need. |
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Received: 11 September 2024 Observation: Emergency band criteria - Mention of applications agreed via our exceptional decisions panel where discretion is applied and agreed as an urgent move. This includes urgent management transfers for MKCC tenants - it does not mention support for Registered providers with an urgent need for support of MK housing association tenant to be moved as an emergency band, or in fact considered by the panel. Could this be a consideration? Reply: The Nominations agreement with registered providers allows 25% use of own stock, which can be used by the RP for their urgent management moves. |
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Received: 28 September 2024 Observation: Why are carers with disabled children over the age of 18 excluded from applying for social housing? Reply: Anyone that meets the criteria as listed in the housing allocation scheme with a qualifying housing need will be accepted onto the housing register. |
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Received: October 2024 Observation: Why are people born in Milton Keynes not given a higher priority? Reply: MKCC housing allocation scheme does given priority to households with a local connection via the eligibility criteria, however, due the the lack of social housing, households must have a qualifying housing need to join the housing register. |
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Received: October 2024 Observation: Why haven't I been accepted onto the housing register even though I am in temporary accommodation? Reply: Even if the council has a housing duty under homelessness the household would still need to meet the eligibility criteria set out within the allocation scheme, including local connection. |
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Reference: tbc | Received: tbc | Responded: tbc Observation: Once we have received your observation, we will review and we will publish it on this page with our response. Reply: tbc |
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Following this, from 3 December to 13 December 2024, we will review the feedback, adjust the proposals, and prepare for a decision.
The revised policy will be implemented and published by 3 January 2025