Vacant Social Housing
The main purpose of this request is to gather data on vacant council properties in the United Kingdom. For clarification, this includes all forms of social housing in the ward of the council, including Housing Association. Specifically, I am seeking information on the following: Number of vacant homes: -The number of vacant council properties -The number of vacant Housing Association properties Reasons for vacancy: -Breakdown of reasons why said social housing properties are vacant [E.g. awaiting repairs, legal issues, not meeting the Decent Homes Standard, etc.] Waiting list size: -How many residents are currently on the waiting list for social housing Waiting list length: -The average length of the waiting list for a council property -The average length of the waiting list for a Housing Association property Thank you for your response. To clarify, I am looking for the average length of time that applicants typically wait on the council housing register before being housed. For example, in some cases, councils have informed me that the average wait is around 7 years, which I understand may be calculated based on the average time taken to allocate housing over a set period. If possible, please provide this figure based on residents who have been housed recently (e.g., within the last 12 months), but if this is not available, I am also happy for the calculation to be based on current waiting list figures. Additionally, I would appreciate it if the data could be broken down by property type/bedroom need, if that is available.