North East England - FOI Request - Accommodation Waiting Times
Dear North Norfolk District Council,
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.
Yours faithfully,
Debbie Connal
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Good Afternoon
Thank you for your Freedom of Information dated the 20th of April in which
you ask for information relating to the following:
1. The total number of people currently on the waiting list for council
housing properties, broken down by bedroom number?
Please see the attached Spreadsheet for this information
2. The number of people currently on the waiting list for housing in each
area of the council, broken down by property bedroom number?
We only hold the Housing list for North Norfolk.
We are a non-stock holding local Authority and like many District
Councils, we work with registered providers within North Norfolk and homes
available are let through Your Choice Your Home (YCYH) which is a
choice-based letting schemes (CBL). CBL schemes allows applicants to make
choices about where they want to live and which home is most suitable for
them. Whist applicants are able to identify preferred areas, due to the
extreme shortage of affordable homes in North Norfolk applicants are asked
to widen their areas of choice and applicants can choose several areas
(and can place bids on properties in any of the 122 parishes (unless there
is a local lettings criteria) within North Norfolk and
3. The anticipated waiting time for council accommodation, broken down by
bedroom number.
Please see the attached Spreadsheet for this information
4. The anticipated waiting time for council accommodation in each
geographical area, broken down by bedroom property number.
We are unable to report/provide information in this format by
'geographical area'. Our waiting time report does not include
'geographical area'.
5. The average waiting time for council accommodation, broken down by
bedroom number, in each of the last ten years.
Please see the attached Spreadsheet for this information
6. The average waiting time for council accommodation in each geographical
area, broken down by bedroom number, in each of the last ten years.
We are unable to report/provide information in this format by
'geographical area'. Our waiting time report does not include
'geographical area'.
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Yours faithfully
Wendi Creelman
Service Development Officer Housing Opt
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