Consultation Results
Fife Housing Register - Housing (Scotland) Act 2014
RULES ON PRIORITY OF ALLOCATION OF HOUSING: CONSULTATION
REPORT ON CONSULTATION SURVEY RESULTS - DECEMBER 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fife Housing Register partners commissioned an online survey using surveymonkey to consult tenants, housing applicants and other service users to ask for their opinion about proposed changes to our ‘common assessment of need’ in relation to overcrowding, under-occupation and suspensions.
A total of 1,078 responses were received, with 87% (938) of the respondents identifying as having a live application on the Fife Housing Register. Overall this represents an 8.8% response rate from Fife Housing Register applicants who have a live housing application eligible for offers.
A total of 637 responses were received from applicants or other service users who are not currently housed by one of the Fife Housing Register partners.
43% (269) are tenants or joint tenants of a private landlord;
20% (125) are staying with friends or family;
14% (88) are homeowners and;
6.68% (42) are homeless.
The links below provide the key results from this survey:
If you would like more information about these survey results, please contact one of the Fife Housing Register partners.
Service Update
FHR Assessments Update
Applications are being assessed within 20-days and the FHR Team are working on applications dated from 17th September currently.
Contacting the FHR Team
The FHR Team are unable to reply to individual emails received due to additional pressures caused by the Housing Emergency. This email address should continue to be used to provide additional information regarding your application, an automatic reply will confirm we have received your information. If you are looking to make any changes to your application please see link to do this online here Update/Change in Circumstances | Fife Housing Register
Any Post being sent to the FHR Team should be sent to the following;
Fife Housing Register Team, Cowdenbeath Customer Service Centre, Brunton House, High Street, Cowdenbeath, KY4 9QU.
Alternatively you can;-
- Call 03451 55 00 33
- Or email FHR.Team@Fife.gov.uk
