FOI Request - Social Housing Waiting List for those aged 66 and over

Request 101003971286

The number of people aged 66 and over who are currently on a waiting list for social housing, broken down by:

a) The length of time on the waiting list (under 12 months, over 12 months)

b) Current tenure status (currently living in social housing, other)

c) Gender

Response 23-04-2026

a) The length of time on the waiting list (under 12 months, over 12 months):
TIMESCALES                                 Number of Applicants
Under 12 months on waiting list:         235
12 months or over on waiting list:       376
TOTAL:                                            611

In addition, with the exception of homeless households who are normally rehoused in date order, we operate a needs based allocations policy.  The total number of points on the application determines the position on the housing list at any given time and we do not award any points associated with length of time spent on the list. An applicant’s circumstances may worsen or improve during the life of their housing application, and this means their total number of points may be reassessed and their position can change frequently.  Our allocations policy is available at http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file154032.pdf

b) Current tenure status (currently living in social housing, other):
TENURE                                        Number of applicants
Moray Council:                                131
Non-Moray Council:                       472
Homeless:                                           8
TOTAL                                          611

c) Gender
GENDER                                      Number of applicants
Female:                                           335
Male:                                              233
Prefer not to say:                               14
Unknown/not recorded:                     29
TOTAL:                                          611