Bromsgrove District Council Affordable Housing Need

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Dear Bromsgrove District Council,

Please provide the information requested below. If the Council keeps multiple registers for affordable housing applicants, please provide information for all registers.

1. How many applicants are currently on the Council's housing waiting list / housing register?

2. What is the current average waiting time for an applicant on the housing waiting list/housing register?

3. How many applicants currently on the list would qualify for/ have expressed an interest in an affordable home ownership property (as their sole suitable tenure or in addition to other tenures)?

4. Of the current applicants for affordable home ownership properties:
a. How many would qualify for a 1-bedroom property?
b. How many would qualify for a 2-bedroom property?
c. How many would qualify for a 3-bedroom property?
d. How many would qualify for a 4+-bedroom property?

5. How many applicants currently on the list would qualify for/have expressed an interest in a social/affordable rented property (as their sole suitable tenure or in addition to other tenures)?

6. Of the current applicants for social/affordable rented properties:
a. How many have requested a 1-bedroom property?
b. How many have requested a 2-bedroom property?
c. How many have requested a 3-bedroom property?
d. How many have requested a 4+-bedroom property?

7. How many new applicants to the list were there in the following periods:
a. 2011-2012
b. 2012-2013
c. 2013-2014
d. 2014-2015
e. 2015-2016
f. 2016-2017
g. 2017-2018
h. 2018-2019
i. 2019-2020
j. 2020-2021
k. 2021-2022 (if available)

8. Out of all current applicants, how many would be first time buyers or renters (if known)?

Yours faithfully,

C. Daniels

foi BDC, Bromsgrove District Council

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Our Reference: 9792

 

Dear C,

 

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foi BDC, Bromsgrove District Council

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Our Reference: 9792

 

Dear C Daniels,

 

Thank you for your recent Information request. I can now offer you the
following information:

 

1.      How many applicants are currently on the Council's housing waiting
list / housing register? 3,201.

 

2.      What is the current average waiting time for an applicant on the
housing waiting list/housing register? 827 Days / 27.1 Months – average
duration that current / active applicants have been on the waiting list
until today’s date (19/08/2022).

 

3.      How many applicants currently on the list would qualify for/ have
expressed an interest in an affordable home ownership property (as their
sole suitable tenure or in addition to other tenures)? This information is
not held.

 

4.      Of the current applicants for affordable home ownership
properties:

a. How many would qualify for a 1-bedroom property? N/A

b. How many would qualify for a 2-bedroom property? N/A

c. How many would qualify for a 3-bedroom property? N/A

d. How many would qualify for a 4+-bedroom property? N/A

 

5.      How many applicants currently on the list would qualify for/have
expressed an interest in a social/affordable rented property (as their
sole suitable tenure or in addition to other tenures)? 3,201.

 

6.      Of the current applicants for social/affordable rented properties:

a. How many have requested a 1-bedroom property? 1,767

b. How many have requested a 2-bedroom property? 917

c. How many have requested a 3-bedroom property? 416

d. How many have requested a 4+-bedroom property? 101

 

7.      How many new applicants to the list were there in the following
periods: This information is not held.

a. 2011-2012

b. 2012-2013

c. 2013-2014

d. 2014-2015

e. 2015-2016

f. 2016-2017

g. 2017-2018

h. 2018-2019

i. 2019-2020

j. 2020-2021

k. 2021-2022

 

8. Out of all current applicants, how many would be first time buyers or
renters (if known)?

This information is not held.

 

 

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Regards,

Nicola Brothwell (She/her)

Information Support Officer, Business Development

Bromsgrove District & Redditch Borough Councils

 

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Parkside Town Hall

Market Street, Walter Stranz Square

Bromsgrove, Redditch

Worcestershire Worcestershire

B61 8DA B98 8AH

   

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