Number of people currently on a waiting list for social/council housing
Case reference FOI2023/01864
Published 11 December 2023
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
What is the total number of people currently on a waiting list for social and council housing?
What is the total number of people currently on the waiting list for social and council housing that are non-UK nationals?
What is the breakdown of non-UK nationals on the waiting list by nationality?
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
What is the total number of people currently on a waiting list for social and council housing?
Herefordshire Council does not have its own social housing stock so all social housing in the county is owned and managed by Registered Providers.
As of 29th November 2023 the total number of households on the housing register were 1896.
What is the total number of people currently on the waiting list for social and council housing that are non-UK nationals?
As of 29th November 2023 the total number of households identifying themselves as non-UK nationals was 262.
What is the breakdown of non-UK nationals on the waiting list by nationality?
The breakdown of households identifying themselves as non-UK nationals by nationality as of 29th November 2023 is as follows:
Bulgarian - 13
Latvian - 9
Lithuanian - 14
Non EEA National - 61
Not stated - 7
Other - 29
Other EEA National - 8
Polish - 90
Refugee - 8
Romanian - 18
Slovakian - 5
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