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Response 3690895

Response to request for information

Reference

3690895

Response date

18 March 2025

Request

  1. A list of all the different priority “bands” (or levels, or categories) in the council’s social housing register/waiting list, and the current criteria for inclusion in each band
  2. The number of people currently in each priority band
  3. The average time the people in each priority band have been on the social housing register/waiting list (regardless of whether they have changed priority band during that time)
  4. The predicted/likely waiting time to secure social housing for anyone newly joining each priority band

The following question only applies to councils with responsibilities for carrying out housing repairs:

  1. Please list all housing repair jobs concerning broken communal lifts since January 2023 – in each case, please state the location (individual tower block/housing development), whether the council classes the block/development in question as being accessible for disabled people, what the problem was, and how long it took for it to be fixed. Successive broken lifts at the same location should be listed separately.

Response

  1. A list of all the different priority “bands” (or levels, or categories) in the council’s social housing register/waiting list, and the current criteria for inclusion in each band. Band 1, Band 2 and Band 3. Please see Councils Housing Allocations Policy for eligibility criteria.
  2. The number of people currently in each priority band

    Band 1 – 13

    Band 2 – 84

    Band 3 - 488

  3. The average time the people in each priority band have been on the social housing register/waiting list (regardless of whether they have changed priority band during that time)

    Band 1 – 127 Days

    Band 2 – 311 Days

    Band 3 – 646 Days

  4. The predicted/likely waiting time to secure social housing for anyone newly joining each priority band.

    Average number of weeks for all applicants (in all Bands) to be rehoused is 33 weeks.

The following question only applies to councils with responsibilities for carrying out housing repairs:

  1. Please list all housing repair jobs concerning broken communal lifts since January 2023 – in each case, please state the location (individual tower block/housing development), whether the council classes the block/development in question as being accessible for disabled people, what the problem was, and how long it took for it to be fixed. Successive broken lifts at the same location should be listed separately. Not applicable - no housing stock.

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