Housing Allocations Policy Review

Overview

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are seeking your views on proposed changes to our joint Housing Allocations Policy.

We maintain a housing register and advertise available social housing through a Choice Based Lettings Scheme. The Joint Housing Allocations Policy sets out the criteria to join the housing register and the rules for how social housing is allocated.

The policy needs updating to reflect current housing priorities in the districts. Click on the video below to find out more about the main proposed changes to the policy, or you can view the full proposed Housing Allocations Policy here. 

By responding to this survey, you can give us your views on the four main proposed changes and the updated policy from Tuesday 18 February until 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 March 2025.

If you have any questions about this consultation or require it in an alternative format (for example large print, Braille, audio, Easy Read and alternative languages), please email Melissa.Cripps@southandvale.gov.uk or call 07801 203557.

What happens next?

Once the consultation has closed, we will review and consider all the comments raised. A consultation summary report of the results will be produced and published on our website. This report will be shared with both South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council Cabinets. If both Cabinets decide to adopt the policy, we expect the policy to be implemented in Autumn 2025.