Social housing and waiting times
Case reference FOI2022/00929
Published 27 July 2022
Request
Q1. In 2015/16 and 2020/21, the average length of time a household spent waiting to be moved into permanent social housing.
Q2. In 2015/16 and 2020/21, the average length of time a household/person spent living in temporary accommodation. (Typically, are these individuals subsequently moved into permanent social housing once they leave TA?)
Q3. As of 4 July 2022, a breakdown of how many people in each of your housing need/priority bands are waiting to be moved into permanent housing. (Can you please include the average waiting time for the different housing need/priority bands, as well as the longest wait people are experiencing in each group?)
Q4. As of 4 July 2022, the number of people in your council area currently living in temporary accommodation who are: Children; victims of domestic abuse; medically unwell and require appropriate housing to suit their needs; suffering from a mental illness; victims of violence and/or gang-related/physical threats.
Response
Q1. In 2015/16 and 2020/21, the average length of time a household spent waiting to be moved into permanent social housing.
2015/16 - average 206 days
2020/21 - average 274 days
Q2. In 2015/16 and 2020/21, the average length of time a household/person spent living in temporary accommodation. (Typically, are these individuals subsequently moved into permanent social housing once they leave TA?)
2015/16 - average 252 days
2020/21 - average 79 days
Typically, individuals are moved into secure accommodation which can be social housing or private rented accommodation.
Q3. As of 4 July 2022, a breakdown of how many people in each of your housing need/priority bands are waiting to be moved into permanent housing. (Can you please include the average waiting time for the different housing need/priority bands, as well as the longest wait people are experiencing in each group?)
Band A - households on the register: 106; average waiting time: 294 days; longest waiting time: 2271 days
Band B - households on the register: 928; average waiting time 529 days; longest waiting time: 4536 days
Band C - households on the register: 184; average waiting time 763 days; longest waiting time: 3433 days
Band D - households on the register: 38; average waiting time 263 days; longest waiting time: 697 days
Band E - households on the register: 272; average waiting time 489 days; longest waiting time: 1551 days
Q4. As of 4 July 2022, the number of people in your council area currently living in temporary accommodation who are: Children; victims of domestic abuse; medically unwell and require appropriate housing to suit their needs; suffering from a mental illness; victims of violence and/or gang-related/physical threats.
Children - 113 children
Victims of domestic abuse - 11 households
Medically unwell and require appropriate housing to suit their needs - 0
Suffering from a mental illness - 18 households
Victims of violence and/or gang-related/physical threats - 10 households
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