Freedom of information response

Council housing repairs

Publication date: 
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Request: 

My preference is that questions 2-6 should be limited to repairs specifically concerning people’s homes – excluding repairs to fences and garages, for example. However, if such exclusion is not possible within the section 12 cost limit, please include all logged repairs and specify that this is the case.

Questions 2-6 do not include scheduled routine/cyclical maintenance work, unless that work has been delayed beyond its original schedule.

1. What is the total number of council housing (including ALMO) tenant households in the local authority area (excluding voids)?
2. How many council housing (including ALMO) tenant households are currently awaiting repair work on their council homes, as logged with the council (excluding voids)?
3. Of the figure in question 2, how many are logged as emergency repairs?
4. Of the figure in question 2, how many households have been waiting more than 28 days/a month (including those covered by questions 5 and 6)?
5. Of the figure in question 2, how many households have been waiting more than six months (including those covered by question 6)?
6. Of the figure in question 2, how many households have been waiting more than a year?

Response: 

My preference is that questions 2-6 should be limited to repairs specifically concerning people’s homes – excluding repairs to fences and garages, for example. However, if such exclusion is not possible within the section 12 cost limit, please include all logged repairs and specify that this is the case.

Questions 2-6 do not include scheduled routine/cyclical maintenance work, unless that work has been delayed beyond its original schedule.

1. What is the total number of council housing (including ALMO) tenant households in the local authority area (excluding voids)?

Row Labels

General Needs

Over 55s only

Sheltered Scheme

Grand Total

Bungalow

473

 

73

546

Flat

3,086

24

1,134

4,244

House

4,627

   

4,627

Maisonette

447

 

4

451

Unit

8

   

8

Grand Total

8,641

24

1,211

9,876

2. How many council housing (including ALMO) tenant households are currently awaiting repair work on their council homes, as logged with the council (excluding voids)? 1241
3. Of the figure in question 2, how many are logged as emergency repairs? 37
4. Of the figure in question 2, how many households have been waiting more than 28 days/a month (including those covered by questions 5 and 6)? 203
5. Of the figure in question 2, how many households have been waiting more than six months (including those covered by question 6)? 20
6. Of the figure in question 2, how many households have been waiting more than a year? 0

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Request reference:
FOI 12530