What is the average waiting time?

In Newham the demand for social housing is high and our housing waiting lists are growing every day.

At present, there are thousands of households who are on the housing waiting list. We are working very hard to ensure there is more housing available, but at the moment there are simply not enough council and housing association properties to go around.

The table below indicates the average waiting time for permanent accommodation in 2011.

Property type	Bedsit	1 Bedroom	2 Bedrooms	3 Bedrooms	4 Bedrooms
Houses and bungalows	None let	10 years and 6 months	13 years	12 years 2 months	13 years 11 months
Ground floor flats and maisonettes	7 years and 1 month	9 years and 6 months	9 years and 5 months	10 years and 9 months	12 years
1st to 3rd floor flats and maisonettes	8 years and 4 months	9 years	8 years and 10 months	10 years and 7 months	12 years and 5 months
4th and above flats and maisonettes	None let	7 years and 11 months	7 years and 11 months	9 years and 10 months	10 years and 10 months

 

5 Bedroom Houses - 14 years 2 months

The above excludes properties where a decant client was placed first, where a client who received a direct offer (medical emergencies, under occupied, etc) came first, or sheltered properties and properties where a mobility need reduced the waiting time.

What happens next?