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30th December 2024

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Housing waiting list

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21027
Date Received
Date Resolved
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1. The number of households currently on the housing waiting list in Band A and Band B who are waiting for a two-bedroom property.
To note our bandings are not A, B, C, D but 1,2,3 etc so information provided on that.
Band 1 – x16 waiting for a two-bedroom property.
Band 2 – x34 waiting for a two-bedroom property.

2. The length of time these households have been on the waiting list.
If possible, please provide this as a breakdown (for example: under 6 months, 6–12 months, 1–2 years, over 2 years).
Date of Joining Band 1
30/05/2025
10/06/2025
22/09/2022
18/03/2025
03/05/2024
28/07/2025
19/05/2025
14/11/2024
15/05/2025
11/04/2025
24/04/2025
25/06/2025
17/09/2025
28/07/2025
11/06/2025
29/09/2025
Date of Joining Band 2
13/11/2023
27/11/2025
01/07/2025
19/05/2025
19/09/2025
29/12/2024
31/10/2025
04/11/2025
30/09/2025
24/03/2025
20/11/2025
31/07/2025
15/05/2025
15/07/2025
02/09/2025
12/06/2025
02/06/2025
18/09/2025
13/06/2025
15/07/2025
21/11/2025
16/07/2025
07/07/2025
28/07/2025
30/07/2025
26/09/2025
20/08/2025
11/09/2025
24/10/2025
09/10/2025
17/12/2025
14/11/2025
22/12/2025
17/11/2025

3. The number of two-bedroom properties currently unoccupied, including council-owned or council-nominated properties.
As of 6th Jan 26, there are 16 two bedroom HRA properties that are unoccupied

4. The number of temporary accommodation properties currently unoccupied, and the size (number of bedrooms) of each of these properties.
As of 6th Jan 26 there are the following temporary accommodation properties currently unoccupied:
10 x 1 bed properties
7 x 2 bed properties
5 x 3 bed properties

5. The number of households placed into emergency accommodation during the 2025/26 financial year to date, and the distance in miles from Wokingham, or alternatively the local authority areas in which they were accommodated.
Please provide this as aggregated or summary data.
Total number of households placed in emergency accommodation to date is 127 households
86 households placed in Reading
23 Households placed in Bracknell
7 Households placed in Slough
3 Household placed in Wokingham
2 Households placed in Newbury
1 household placed in Tadley
1 household placed in Hounslow
1 household placed in Ashford
2 households placed in Sutton
1 household placed in High Wycombe

6. The average and/or range of time households have spent in emergency accommodation during the same period. Please provide this as aggregated or summary data.
The average length of time in emergency accommodation from 01/04/2025 to date is 25 days.

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