Freedom of information response
Social Housing
Please could you provide the following information regarding your local authority:
1. How many of your social housing units are accessible and adaptable dwellings M4 (2) or wheelchair user dwellings M4(3) as of August 2024?
2. How many people are on your waiting list for an accessible and adaptable dwelling M4 (2) or a wheelchair user dwelling M4(3)?
3. What is the average waiting time for tenants requiring an accessible and adaptable dwelling M4 (2) or a wheelchair user dwelling M4(3)?
4. If the information in questions 1 to 3 is broken down into accessible and adaptable dwelling M4(2) and wheelchair user dwellings M4 (3), please could this breakdown be provided?
5. How many social housing units does your council have in total? (flats or houses)
1. We are unable to provide this data because it refers to the building regulations which a vast majority of the housing assets pre date the regulation and its not retrospective
2. There are currently 228 households on the housing register, assessed as needing an adapted property.
3. The average waiting time for an adapted property is 2 years, 9 months and 13 days. However, it should be noted that we operate a choice based lettings system, so applicants have the choice as to what properties they wish to bid on, and many wait for a particular area or property type and will not consider all suitable properties that are advertised.
4. The above cannot be broken down further,
5. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-open-data