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Welcome to Oxford City Council’s Choice Based Lettings

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I M P O R T A N T P L E A S E R E A D N E W A L L O C A T I O N S S C H E M E C O N S U L T A T I O N:

What you need to know

Oxford City Council is updating the Allocations Scheme and we want to hear your views

What is the Allocations Scheme?

The policy used by the Council to prioritise tenants and other housing applicants for offers of social housing owned by the Council and other social landlords in Oxford.

The Allocations Scheme sets out:

1. Who can apply for social housing in Oxford

2. Who will receive priority for an offer of social housing in Oxford.

Why is this important to me?

1. The Allocations Scheme is used to assess your housing need and priority for an offer of housing

2. This is an opportunity for you to comment on the proposed improvements to the Allocations Scheme

How do I give my views?

By completing a short set of questions on the proposed new Allocations Scheme available on the Council website (click on the underlined link below):

The Allocation Scheme Review - Oxford City Council - Citizen Space

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHOICE-BASED LETTINGS:

Choice Based Lettings is an advert based scheme used to allocate social housing. Rather than us deciding on which housing to offer the client, you can tell us which properties you are interested in (with restrictions for some Housing Applicants).

These properties are only available to eligible Housing Applicants registered on Oxford’s Housing Register.

Lettings cycles will start on a Tuesday and end one week later at midnight on the following Monday.

The Housing Register

Oxford City Council has formed a partnership with the major Registered Providers of Social Housing (Housing Associations) within the City. This is the Oxford Register for Affordable Housing (ORAH) Partnership. The Council maintains a common Housing Register on behalf of the partnership. There is a single application process for all housing and most social housing in Oxford is allocated through this scheme. More housing advice including how to apply for social housing is available on the Council website: Housing – Oxford City Council

The Allocations Scheme

The Allocations Scheme is the policy the Council uses to allocate social housing in Oxford and to prioritise those in housing need on the Oxford Register for Affordable Housing (ORAH) for offers of housing. A summary and full copy of the Allocations Scheme is available on the Council website (www.oxford.gov.uk).

There are currently over 3500 housing applicants on the Housing Register and only around 500 properties are expected to become available to let in Oxford this year. Due to the high number of households applying for housing in Oxford and the low amount of properties that become available each year many housing applicants will not receive an offer of housing. Only households in high housing need are likely to receive an offer of housing and some may have to wait many years before they are housed.

The Council works within the legal and regulatory framework governing the allocation of social housing. The Allocations Scheme seeks to balance local needs and aspirations with current legislation, guidance and best practice as well as local housing conditions.

For more information on Choice Based Lettings visit the Oxford City Council website available here.

Finding a Property

The available properties are advertised on this website. To help you decide which properties are suitable for you, click on the links below to:

If you would like help using our service, please contact us. Click here for more information on how to do so.

Housing Needs Team
Oxford City Council
Townhall
St Aldates
Oxford
OX1 1BX

Tel: 01865 249811
email: housingneeds@oxford.gov.uk

Problems with this website? Please contact us at housingneeds@oxford.gov.uk

For information in the language of your choice, please use the Google Translate service above.
If you feel that you may need further assistance, please contact the Housing Needs Team.