FOI request (FOIR-509390927)

Accommodation Waiting Times

Requested Thu 20 April 2023
Responded Tue 02 May 2023

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for information held by the council. Specifically, I would like the following information:

1. The total number of people currently on the waiting list for council housing properties, broken down by bedroom number.

2. The number of people currently on the waiting list for housing in each area of the council, broken down by property bedroom number.

3. The anticipated waiting time for council accommodation, broken down by bedroom number.

4. The anticipated waiting time for council accommodation in each geographical area, broken down by bedroom property number.

5. The average waiting time for council accommodation, broken down by bedroom number, in each of the last ten years.

6. The average waiting time for council accommodation in each geographical area, broken down by bedroom number, in each of the last ten years.

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Response

Most of the social housing in the borough of Hastings is owned and managed by Registered Providers (housing associations). The biggest two are Southern Housing (formerly Optivo), and Orbit.

1. This information is available to view on our website at:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/housing/social_housing/new/

2. Please see the attached spreadsheet for information.

3. This information is available to view on our website at:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/housing/social_housing/new/

4. We are unable to report/provide information in this format by 'geographical area'. Our waiting time report does not include 'geographical area'. We can only report by number of bedrooms, which is available on our website at:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/housing/social_housing/new/

Or see information in the attached spreadsheet.

5. Please see attached spreadsheet for information.

6. We are unable to report/provide information in this format by 'geographical area'. Our waiting time report does not include 'geographical area'. We can only report by number of bedrooms. Please see information in the attached spreadsheet.

Attachments

• FOIR-509390927_FOIR-509390927_1-FOIR-509390927_-_information.xlsx