FOI: Social housing register statistics

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Dear Croydon Borough Council,

I hope this finds you well.

I am writing to enquire into social housing waiting times within your borough under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

1. As of 31/03/2024, what is the average projected wait time for households on the council’s housing register in each priority band, for a social home:
a. With 1 bedroom
b. With 2 bedrooms
c. With 3 bedrooms
d. With 4+ bedrooms
e. Adapted to wheelchair standards

Notes:
‘Average projected waiting time’ should be interpreted as how long it would take for a household with a given set of characteristics to be granted social homes, based on how many similar households were granted social homes in the last year.
‘Social home’ and ‘social housing’ here include both general needs and supported social homes.
For each of the following questions, if data is unavailable for the date(s) requested, please provide the most recent data available.
If data does not exist on a component of this request, please provide what information does exist.
‘Priority band’ refers to the classification assigned to households on the council's housing register, based on an assessment of their housing need, which determines their relative priority for being allocated a social home, as set out in the council’s allocations policy. If the council uses a points system with thresholds, please use these as ‘bands’ if possible.

Yours faithfully,

Jon Tabbush

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

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Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

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Dear Jon Tabbush

Request FOI/10081

Further to your request received on 06/06/2024, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Specifically, you have requested the following information:

1. As of 31/03/2024, what is the average projected wait time for
households on the council"s housing register in each priority band, for a
social home:
a. With 1 bedroom
b. With 2 bedrooms
c. With 3 bedrooms
d. With 4+ bedrooms
e. Adapted to wheelchair standards

Please find attached our responses to your questions.

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Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

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                  8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

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Yours sincerely,

 

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

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