FOI Request - Waiting List For Council Houses
Request 101002927470
As per FOI Act, how many people were on your council housing waiting list in the followings financial years, please:
If you could provide a number beside each year, that'd be great.
a) April 2016-17
b) April 2017-18
c) April 2018-19
d) April 2019-20
e) April 2020-21
Response 08/12/2021
The number of people on the waiting list for a council property in this local authority in each of the last 6 years (taking the number from a single snapshot date).
The number of people on the council waiting lists as of 1 April 2021 is as follows:
| 1. Homeless List | 101 |
| 2. Waiting List | 2425 |
| 3. Transfer List | 533 |
| Sum: | 3059 |
The number of people on the council waiting lists as of 1 April 2020 is as follows:
| 1. Homeless List | 91 |
| 2. Waiting List | 2989 |
| 3. Transfer List | 628 |
| Sum: | 3708 |
The number of people on the council waiting lists as of 1 April 2019 is as follows:
| 1. Homeless List | 121 |
| 2. Waiting List | 552 |
| 3. Transfer List | 2474 |
| Sum: | 3147 |
The number of people on the council waiting lists as of 1 April 2018 is as follows:
| 1. Homeless List | 112 |
| 2. Waiting List | 2435 |
| 3. Transfer List | 521 |
| Sum: | 3068 |
The number of people on the council waiting lists as of 1 April 2017 is as follows:
| 1. Homeless List | 141 |
| 2. Waiting List | 2895 |
| 3. Transfer List | 550 |
| Sum: | 3586 |
The number of people on the council waiting lists as of 31 March 2016 is as follows:
| 1. Homeless List | 134 |
| 2. Waiting List | 2855 |
| 3. Transfer List | 469 |
| Sum: | 3458 |