FOI Request - Social Housing Waiting Lists and Immigration Status Data

Request 101003788256

I am writing to request the following information under FOI:

1. For the calendar years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date please provide the following data related to individuals on your council’s social housing waiting list:

a) Total number of individuals on the waiting list for social housing at the end of each calendar year (2022, 2023, 2024). Please specify the total number on the waiting list at December 31st of each year.

b) A breakdown of these individuals by immigration/residency status at the time of their application for housing, specifically categorised as:

     i)     British citizen
     ii)     EU national with settled status (EUSS)
     iii)     EU national with pre-settled status (EUSS)
     iv)     Non-EU national with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
     v)    Refugee status
     vi)     Humanitarian Protection / Discretionary Leave
     vii)     Other (please specify if applicable)

Please confirm whether you collect nationality or residency data for those on the waiting list and, if so, provide a summary of the relevant data. If the data is not held, please explain the reasons for this.