FOI Request - Social Housing Waiting Lists
Request 101003664691
1. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of people currently on social housing waiting list?
2. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of children (16 years and under) currently on social housing waiting list?
3. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of people with a disability currently on social housing waiting list?
4. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of children with a disability currently on social housing waiting list?
5. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of single parents currently on social housing waiting list?
6. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of guardians currently on social housing waiting list?
7. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of families currently on social housing waiting list?
8. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of pensioner currently on social housing waiting list?
Response 25-11-2024
1. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of people currently on social housing waiting list?
Note, the number of people on the waiting list can’t be provided retrospectively. The numbers below are the number of applications,
Rehousing List No. Applications
1. Homeless List 127
2. Waiting List 2712
3. Transfer List 660
Sum: 3499
2. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of children (16 years and under) currently on social housing waiting list?
This can’t be provided retrospectively for a historic housing list. We can provide figures as at 14/11/24 of the number of applications with children (16 years and under)
Rehousing List No. Children (16 years and under)
1. Homeless List 60
2. Waiting List 1749
3. Transfer List 619
Sum: 2428
3. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of people with a disability currently on social housing waiting list?
Note, the number of people on the waiting list can’t be provided retrospectively. The numbers below are the number of applicants, Also, the numbers below apply only to applicants who have chosen to provide disability status on their application therefore actual numbers could be higher.
Rehousing List No. applicants with disability
1. Homeless List 30
2. Waiting List 750
3. Transfer List 234
Sum: 1014
4. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of children with a disability currently on social housing waiting list?
This can’t be provided retrospectively for a historic housing list. We can provide figures as at 14/11/24 of the number of applications with children (16 years and under) with a disability. Also, the numbers below apply only to applicants who have chosen to provide disability status on their application therefore actual numbers could be higher.
Rehousing List No. applicants with children (16 years and under) with a disability
1. Homeless List 11
2. Waiting List 398
3. Transfer List 175
Sum: 584
5. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of single parents currently on social housing waiting list? and
6. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of guardians currently on social housing waiting list?
Exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2020: Information Not Held
We can only estimate that there could be 981 single parent/guardian households based on how we record ‘household type’.
7. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of families currently on social housing waiting list?
The numbers below are the number of households,
Rehousing List No. Applications
1. Homeless List 127
2. Waiting List 2712
3. Transfer List 660
Sum: 3499
8. As of the 1st November 2024, the number of pensioner currently on social housing waiting list?
Rehousing List No. Applications with age 65+
1. Homeless List <5*
2. Waiting List 370
3. Transfer List 96
Sum: 468
*The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have been redacted.
This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.