FIFE Council is ready to get housing allocations really moving again following a long spell of not much happening.

Senior politicians have agreed to the Allocations Recovery Plan to increase housing options for a range of tenants and applicants in need at this time.

Cowdenbeath and Kelty councillor, Alex Campbell, appealed last month for housing allocations to get back to a more normal footing after a number of enquiries from tenants.

Welcoming the return to mainstream Housing Allocations, Cllr Judy Hamilton, said: "I am delighted to announce that Fife Council Housing Allocations will be moving again from urgent moves only, to mainstream allocations. This means we can increase housing options for a whole range of tenants.

"Lockdown has been a difficult time for the Housing Service and our tenants. The Council has kept going with a low number of urgent housing allocations. It is now time to really get moving by offering Council tenants the first opportunity for every empty property".

The chair of Communities and Housing Services added: "By doing this, we can generate moves and more empty homes to help the housing list and homeless applicants. "Although, it will take us some time to recover ground lost, I am pleased to see things getting back to as normal as we can get, in these strange and challenging times.

"I am also announcing that we will boost the amount of resources available. I am delighted that we can add an additional £150,000 this year to the Transfer Incentive Scheme, to help tenants who want to downsize and move to a more suitable property"