Fifteen new consortia of local authorities and housing associations have been given £1.6 million funding to help set up sub regional choice based lettings schemes as part of a Government drive to offer more choice, and better services for home-seekers.
The funding will ensure a further 59 councils adopt a choice based lettings approach, bringing the total up to 150 local authorities. It will provide new and existing social housing tenants with the maximum possible choice, promote partnership working between social landlords and the private rented sector, and offer increased mobility in the social housing sector.
Housing Minister Baroness Andrews said, "Sub-regional schemes are expected to offer value for money by enabling the scheme partners to share ICT and advertising costs. There is also a significant benefit for larger housing associations as they cut the cost and complexity of being involved in several different schemes."