Policies

Housing Options Charging and Debt Recovery Policy 2026-2029

Purposes of this policy;

• To ensure the charges administered by Housing Options in respect of the range of services they provide have been formally agreed and properly identified.
• It sets out the circumstances where charges will be applied and details the decision-making process to be used when deciding whether to recover a debt or write it off.  

Housing Assistance Policy 2026 - 2029

Please refer to Part Two - Local Initiatives, pages 34 to 44.

• Home Start Grant - Private Sector
• Home Start Grant - Registered Housing Provider
• Home Start Assistance - Private Sector
• Home Start Assistance - Registered Housing Provider
• Rent Arrears Assistance