FOI Request - Adaptations for Housing for Disabilities or Illness

Request 101003838447

1.  The number of people in your local authority area who have been assessed as requiring lifts and/or ramps in their housing — including those with disabilities or long-term illnesses — who are currently on a waiting list, broken down by:

- Year applied / date of request
- Type of housing (e.g. council-owned, housing association, private with grant assistance)

2.  The average and longest waiting times for each type of adaptation (lifts and ramps) in 2024 and so far in 2025 (as of 15 August 2025).

Response 05-09-2025

1. & 2.

For 24/25 Council:                                          5 requests - average time 39 weeks - longest wait 64 weeks 

For 25/26 Council (as at 15 August 2025):     <5* requests - 64 weeks 

*the low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal
information.

For 24/25 Private:                                         6 requests - average time 33 weeks - longest wait 38 weeks 

For 25/26 (as at 15 August 2025):                 average time 50 weeks - longest wait 66 weeks

We hold no records on Housing Association properties.