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(i) Tuberculosis cases 6
(ii) Overcrowded families 3
(iii) Hardship cases (to include any outstanding "points"
scheme cases to be considered on hardship grounds) 35
(iv) Licensees from requisitioned premises 23
(v) Families to be re-housed from insanitary dwellings—
(a) Privately owned 27
(b) Corporation owned 9
(vi) Remaining families to be re-housed from Newton
Buildings 3
(vii) Balance of "permitted" caravan dwellers from the
North Lodge Site 10
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Altered Basis of Admission to Waiting List. At their meeting on the
10th October, the Council adopted the following recommendation of
the Housing Committee as the new policy in regard to housing
applications:—
(i) Applicants must prove residence in the Borough for a minimum
continuous period of five years up to the date of application:
in cases concerning husband and wife, it shall suffice if
either spouse possesses that qualification
(ii) An application shall normally be considered from a person
whose income, or the household income, does not exceed
£1,000 per annum.
(iii) That a general and financial hardship, as well as housing need.
shall be taken into account when assessing the degree of
priority to be accorded to a particular case.
(iv) Housing need shall no longer be related to the standards of
statutory overcrowding as specified in the Housing Acts, but
shall be determined by bedroom deficiency, after allowing a
family one living room for that purpose only, and taking
into account the ages and sex of an applicant's children, as
defined in the table appended hereto : the size of the living
room shall comply with the standards laid down in the
Housing Manual and the limiting ages of children of opposite
sexes shall be basically ten years.
(v) All housing applications shall be considered individually
according to their priority as determined by paragraph (iv)
above by the Housing Management Special Sub-Committee'
but the present procedure shall continue whereby cases
involving health considerations and/or special circumstances
other than, or in addition to, housing need, shall continue to
be submitted to the Housing Management Special SubCommittee
for individual consideration.