FOI Req - Disabled Housing Waiting List

Request 101002517746

Please could I request the following under the freedom of information legislation.

a) The number of disabled people currently on the housing waiting list in the council.

b) The average wait time for a disabled person from joining the council waiting list until they are suitably housed – please give for those who were housed in 2019-20 and/or 2018-19.

c) The longest case of a disabled person, who is currently waiting, being on the housing waiting list. Can this be provided by giving the date they joined the council housing waiting list.

Response 23-06-2020

a) As at 3 June 2020 the number of disabled applicants is 157. (This is the figure for the Council's overall housing list which includes applicants from our waiting list, transfer list and homeless list.

b) The average waiting time for those with a disability was:
• 489 days from the date of application for tenancies created in 2018/19.
• 498 days from the date of application for tenancies created in 2019/20.

We allocate homes to those in the greatest housing need. The amount of time spent on the list is not taken into consideration under our current allocations policy. More information on our allocations policy can be found on our website at: www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_41844.html

c) Disclosure of this information could lead to the identification of individuals and so it is exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, personal information.

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