Housing Waiting List

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Dear Havant Borough Council,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

1. With regard to the authority's housing waiting list, how many households were removed from the list in the last full year where figures are available?

2. Can you list the reasons given for the removal from the list?

3. How many households were removed from the list because of death?

4. How many households have been on the list for a) between five years and ten years b) ten years or more

5. With regards to household that has been on the list the longest, how long have they been on the list?

6. Can you provide the same figures provided for questions 1. 2. and 3 for each of the last ten years or as far back as the cost limit will allow?

Yours faithfully,

Ramzy Alwakeel

Customer Service Centre, Havant Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail submitting an FOI request. This has been forwarded to our Information Governance Officer for them to investigate and respond directly to you.

If you have any further enquiries regarding this FOI or any further FOI’s please can you e-mail [email address].

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Piper
Customer Services Officer
Havant Borough Council
Public Service Plaza
Civic Centre Road
Havant
PO9 2AX
Telephone : 023 9247 4174
Email: [Havant Borough Council request email]
Web: www.havant.gov.uk

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Dear Ramzy, 

 

Thank you for your request for information which has been received by
Havant Borough Council. 

 

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Kind regards, 

 

Information Governance 

Havant Borough Council  

Public Service
Plaza                                                            

Civic Centre Road  

Havant PO9 2AX 

 

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Dear Ramzy Alwakeel,

           

Information request 20-576

 

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, which was received by Havant Borough Council on 16
February 2021. You have requested the following:

 

1. With regard to the authority's housing waiting list, how many
households were removed from the list in the last full year where figures
are available?

2020 - 409

2019 – 587

2018 - 339

2017 - 487

2016 - 571

 

2. Can you list the reasons given for the removal from the list?

Applicants request, Deceased, Failed to Renew, Housed by Registered
Provider or Council in another area, Ineligible, No longer Qualifies, No
response to correspondence / Mail returned as no longer at that address. 

 

2020

Applicants request - 4

Deceased - 2

Failed to Renew - 364

Housed by Registered Provider or Council in another area - 3

Ineligible - 4

No longer Qualifies - 5

No response to correspondence / Mail returned as no longer at that address
– 27

Total - 409

 

2019

Applicants request - 3

Deceased - 5

Failed to Renew - 536

Housed by Registered Provider or Council in another area – 12

Ineligible – 1

No longer Qualifies – 11

No response to correspondence / Mail returned as no longer at that address
– 19

Total - 587

 

2018

Applicants request - 7

Deceased - 3

Failed to Renew - 309

Housed by Registered Provider or Council in another area – 1

Ineligible – 2

No longer Qualifies – 6

No response to correspondence / Mail returned as no longer at that address
– 11

Total - 339

 

2017

Applicants request - 11

Deceased - 6

Failed to Renew - 369

Housed by Registered Provider or Council in another area – 10

Ineligible – 6

No longer Qualifies – 8

No response to correspondence / Mail returned as no longer at that address
– 77

Total - 487

 

2016

Applicants request - 14

Deceased - 2

Failed to Renew - 524

Housed by Registered Provider or Council in another area – 7

Ineligible – 4

No longer Qualifies – 5

No response to correspondence / Mail returned as no longer at that address
– 15

Total - 571

 

3. How many households were removed from the list because of death?

2020 - 2

2019 - 5

2018 - 3

2017 - 6

2016 - 2

 

4. How many households have been on the list for a) between five years and
ten years b) ten years or more

a) between five years and ten years (01/01/2011-31/12/2015) - 122

b) ten years or more (Pre-01/01/2011) - 70

 

5. With regards to household that has been on the list the longest, how
long have they been on the list?

As of 22 February 2021, 1,494 households are currently registered on
Havant Borough Council's Housing Register since;

 

1990's - 2

2000's - 56

2010's - 900

2020's - 536

Total – 1,494

 

6. Can you provide the same figures provided for questions 1. 2. and 3 for
each of the last ten years or as far back as the cost limit will allow?

We have provided information based on the last 5 years as records are only
available for 5 years once an application has been closed in accordance
with our Data Retention Schedule for the Housing Register.

 

Please accept this email as completion of your request. 

 

The information contained in this response is released under an Open
Government Licence, for more information please visit the Council’s
website; [1]http://www.havant.gov.uk/re-use-public-s...

 

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response. If you wish to make any further requests for information please
do not hesitate to contact us on [email address].

 

Kind regards,

 

Information Governance

 

Havant Borough Council 

Public Service Plaza                                                    

Civic Centre Road 

Havant PO9 2AX

 

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