The time a household spent on our Housing Register is recognised under the current Allocation Scheme by an applicant’s priority date, usually the date they joined the Register.
We are suggesting that we use waiting points so that a household’s priority for rehousing, and their position on our Housing Register, more clearly reflects how long they have been waiting for a better home – the longer they have waited, the more points they will have. 10 points would be added to the application total each year under the current proposals.