POLICY STATEMENT
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of a Local Allocation Strategy is to enhance the sustainability of communities by addressing specific community issues or needs.2. DEFINITIONS
3. COVERAGE
This policy applies to all SCH managed properties.
4. PRINCIPALS
SCH aims to create sustainable communities within the policy framework established by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), while continuing to give priority to applicants who have waited longest on the HOMES waiting list.
SCH will facilitate successful tenancies, through balancing issues of suitability of the allocation for the organisation, the tenant, and the community, to minimise future tenancy problems and maximise tenant satisfaction. A Local Allocation Strategy (LAS) for certain properties may facilitate this.
A LAS may be required for properties where:
Clients who do not meet the requirements of the LAS may be bypassed in the nomination and allocation process, where a LAS exists and offered the next suitable property. The reason for bypass will be noted in HOMES as LAS.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES
Tenancy Managers or Senior Housing Officers are responsible for identifying the need for a LAS, in consultation with the Deputy CEO.
The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for approving the creation of a LAS.
A LAS Register is to be maintained within in Green Tree by the Audit & Compliance Officer.
Documents Related to this Policy
Related Policies
- T6a Application and Eligibility – Social Housing
- T6b Application and Eligibility – Affordable Housing
Other Related Documents
- LAS Application Form