FI14335

Request

  1. I would like to know the number of people on the waiting list for social housing as of 31st January 2023.
  2. I would like to know the mean wait time for social housing in 2023 for each band: A, B and C. If the bands are not applicable then just the average overall.
  3. I would like to know many ex serviceman/veterans were on the waiting list as of 31st January 2023.
  4. I would like to know how many women who were victims of domestic abuse were on the waiting list as of 31st January 2023 (this may be categorized as  violence/abuse in current home).

Response

  1. The Council does not hold a figure as at 31/1/23 as we changed to a new software provider in July 2023 and only the live housing register applications were transferred across. I can advise that as at 31/3/23 the total figure was 1831.  
  2. There is information regarding waiting times on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Housing/Housing-Needs/Getting-a-Home/Waiting-Times.aspx.  We do not hold mean wait times for the whole of 2023 due to the move to the new software provider in July 2023 and the historic lettings data was not transferred across.
  3. The Council does not hold this information as this we do not record this information on the software system.
  4. The Council does not hold this information as this we do not record this information on the software system.