It is assumed that the question refers to the scheme of letting priorities which determines the relative priority to be afforded by local authorities when allocating new and existing dwellings to applicants for housing.
The making or amendment of a scheme of letting priorities is, under section 11 of the Housing Act, 1988, a reserved function of the elected members of the authority and is subject to ministerial approval to ensure that an adopted scheme is in accordance with statutory requirements, and that all categories of need specified in section 9(2) of the 1988 Act are covered by the scheme. The order of priority of different categories of persons to be set in a scheme of letting priorities and the other detailed contents of a scheme are entirely a matter for decision by the local authority.