193.This section makes further amendments to section 167 of the 1996 Act, which makes provision about the housing allocation schemes of local housing authorities in Wales.
194.Section 36 amends section 167(2) of the 1996 Act by inserting paragraph (ba), which adds a new group of people who must be given reasonable preference under a local housing authority’s housing allocation scheme. That group is people in relation to whom responsible local authorities are required to take reasonable steps to secure that suitable accommodation is available for occupation under section 108A of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (inserted by section 22 of the Act).
Commentary on Sections Part 2 - Social Housing Allocation Section 36: Preference for young people leaving care