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Dear Newport City Council,

Would you be able to tell me the below information please.

1. How many people are currently on the housing waiting list overall

2. How many people are currently on the housing waiting list under each banding from Band A to Band D

3. How many people are waiting for a 3 bed on the housing waiting list from Band A to Band B including points?

For example

(37) Band A, 40 points
Band A, 30 points
Band A, 20 points
Band A 10, points

Band B, 40 points
Band B, 30 points
Band B, 20 points
Band B, 10 points

4. How many people are waiting for a 2 bed on the housing waiting list from Band A to Band B including points?

For example

(37) Band A, 40 points
Band A, 30 points
Band A, 20 points
Band A 10, points

Band B, 40 points
Band B, 30 points
Band B, 20 points
Band B, 10 points

Offers are made first to bidders from the preferred band with the highest points and the earliest effective/registration date.

5. What is the longest registration/effective date waiting on your housing waiting list in months and year on each band for example Band A - 05/2021 Band B - 02/2019

7. What banding, how many points and effective/registration date was given the property - 3 bed MAESGLAS Property ref: 14358

8. What banding, how many points and effective/registration date was given the property - 3 bed MALPAS Property ref: 14360

9. What is the estimate amount of time someone will be waiting to be housed on each banding.

Yours faithfully,

Kate Jayne

Newport City Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Home options Newport housing

Received on 31/08/2022

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ10471.
You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number REQ10471 in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,
Information Management

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Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

NCC - Information Management, Newport City Council

Dear Kate Jayne,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which I have enclosed
below for ease of reference. Your request has been treated in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.

 

Your Request :  REQ10471

 

 

I can confirm that we do hold information that falls within the scope of
your request. The answers to your questions have been provided in Red Text
below

 1.  How many people are currently on the housing waiting list overall

9337

2.      How many people are currently on the housing waiting list under
each banding from Band A to Band D

  10 Points 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points
Band A 254 - - -
Band B 629 207 42 -
Band C 4343 865 62 9
Band D 2893 28 5 -

 

3.      How many people are waiting for a 3 bed on the housing waiting
list from Band A to Band B including points?

For example

(37) Band A, 40 points

Band A, 30 points

Band A, 20 points

Band A 10, points

 

Band B, 40 points

Band B, 30 points

Band B, 20 points

Band B, 10 points

It is not possible to break down this information without undertaking
manual calculations which would exceed the maximum time to complete an
FOI.  Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act states that a public
authority is not obliged to comply with a request for information if the
authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would
exceed the appropriate limit of either 18 hours and/or £450.

Across all bands, there are 1,268 households waiting for 3 bed homes.

(NB –there are 448 households on the register for whom it is not possible
to collate their bedroom need, without undertaking manual calculations
which would exceed the maximum time to complete an FOI.  Some of these are
likely to require 3 bedrooms).

4.      How many people are waiting for a 2 bed on the housing waiting
list from Band A to Band B including points?

For example

(37) Band A, 40 points

Band A, 30 points

Band A, 20 points

Band A 10, points

 

Band B, 40 points

Band B, 30 points

Band B, 20 points

Band B, 10 points

Offers are made first to bidders from the preferred band with the highest
points and the earliest effective/registration date.

It is not possible to break down this information without undertaking
manual calculations which would exceed the maximum time to complete an
FOI.  Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act states that a public
authority is not obliged to comply with a request for information if the
authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would
exceed the appropriate limit of either 18 hours and/or £450.

Across all bands, there are 2,247 households waiting for 2 bed homes.

(NB –there are 448 households on the register for whom it is not possible
to determine their bedroom need, without undertaking manual calculations
which would exceed the maximum time to complete an FOI.  Some of these are
likely to require 2 bedrooms).

5.      What is the longest registration/effective date waiting on your
housing waiting list in months and year on each band for example Band A -
05/2021 Band B - 02/2019

Band A– 10/2013

Band B– 10/2000

Band C– 03/1987

Band D– 03/1974

Please note this only reflects the time applications have been open, they
do not reflect if the applicants have been actively bidding or not for
properties during that time

6.      What banding, how many points and effective/registration date was
given the property -  3 bed MAESGLAS Property ref: 14358

            The Housing Association has not yet allocated the property. 

7.      What banding, how many points and effective/registration date was
given the property  - 3 bed MALPAS  Property ref: 14360

            The Housing Association has not yet allocated the property.

8.      What is the estimate amount of time someone will be waiting to be
housed on each banding.

Based on those rehoused between 01/04/21 and 31/03/22, the average number
of days from registration to accepting an offer for each band was:

Band A – 597 days

Band B – 866 days

Band C – 1034 days

Band D – 906 days

 

I hope this provides the information you were looking for; if there is any
further information that we can provide, please submit a further request.
If you have any queries about this email or if you are unhappy with the
service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a
complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact me.

 

If you are not content with the subsequent outcome of your complaint, you
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Councils complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

For future reference, all Freedom of Information requests can now be
submitted via the link below.

 

[1]www.newport.gov.uk/foi

 

Regards

Sarah Jones

Information Management

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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