The consultation is being carried out between now and January 11 along with housing partners Hillcrest Housing Association, Caledonia Housing Association and Blackwood Homes.

The Common Housing Allocation Policy sets out how to register for housing and how the council will assess and prioritise bids for housing based on housing needs. It also states how available homes will be advertised to meet the needs of housing applicants on the Common Housing Register.

The key changes that are being proposed are:

To find out more about the background to the proposed changes, visit the summary document and full proposed policy on a dedicated page of the council’s website.