By adaptions / specific requirements I am talking about wheel chair access, wet rooms, down stairs bedroom, one ground housing such as bungalows, flats or any structural changes to a property that need to be made before an applicant can move in ect

1. How many people are on band 1 housing waiting list currently waiting for a 3 bedroom property?
27

2. How many people in band 1 are waiting for a 3 bedroom property without any adaptions/ specific requirements as explained above?
18

3. How many people are in each category in band 1 waiting for a 3 bedroom house with out adaption or special requirement I.e Social , Medical , homelessness ect?
• Social A: 2
• Medical Priority: 9
• MARAC: 1
• Live decant: 9

4. What dose live decant mean?
'Live Decant' explains the Council's approach to managing the rehousing of residents when it is necessary to move residents from their existing home into temporary or permanent alternative accommodation or in order to facilitate modernisation or redevelopment works. This process is known as decanting.

5. What are the waiting list joining dates of all applicants waiting for a 3 bed property with no adaptions or special requirements?
• 30/03/2022
• 14/10/2021
• 12/10/2022
• 14/10/2022
• 14/10/2021
• 14/10/2021
• 18/12/2020
• 09/12/2022
• 28/07/2022
• 10/03/2022
• 15/09/2021
• 16/06/2021
• 28/10/2021
• 07/01/2022
• 23/08/2022
• 12/04/2022
• 23/09/2022
• 21/10/2022

6. How many 3 bedroom properties have been allocated to applicants from October 2022 to the current date of 04/01/23
• Council:
• HA: 4
I am assuming the question is relating to 3 bed properties that have been let? For HRA properties the answer is 4

7. How many 3 bed properties are currently void in the Wokingham area
4 Properties in the Wokingham area

8. Out of these void properties how many have been allocated
2 are on offer and viewings arranged
1 has been viewed, accepted and a sign-up has been booked
1 is void from this week – has not been assessed for works yet

9. When is it estimated that repairs will be completed on these properties
Works complete on offered properties, unknown for recent void

10. when is the estimated date that these properties will be put forward for nomination and in what area are each of these properties
Unknown for recent void

11. What is the councils definition of a safe guarding issue in relation to housing decision made by the exceptional cases panel
Definition from our Allocation policy:
Exceptional Circumstances
There may be circumstances where, for urgent operational, legal or financial reasons, there is a need to make an offer of housing outside of the criteria set out in this policy.
Such occasions may include:
• Supported housing under the care of the Council.
• Extra care accommodation.
• Exceptional circumstances, e.g. urgent operational or financial reason, safeguarding or high risk cases.
• A disproportionate impact on a protected characteristic has been identified.
Examples include but are not limited to:
• Situations where urgent re-housing is required due to an applicant’s existing property being uninhabitable, or where there are serious health and safety or personal protection issues that need to be addressed or in discharge of a statutory homelessness duty.
• Where there is an evidenced threat to life in the area in which an applicant currently lives.
• Council tenants in emergency cases whose homes are damaged by fire, flood or other disaster.
• If an applicant is not being realistic in the areas they select, and as a result they may be occupying a temporary accommodation unit that may be needed for another newly presenting homeless applicant.
• Where a vacant adapted property or a property designed to disability standards becomes available and there may be a need to offer that property to an applicant whose disability need best matches that property, regardless of the date they were registered.
In such cases, an Exceptional Circumstances Panel will be convened to determine the allocation of accommodation in order to meet the needs of applicants and in order to make the best use of stock in the borough. In the event that a final determination is needed by the Exceptional circumstances Panel, the Assistant Director for Neighbourhoods and Communities will make a final decision in respect of allocations.
In such cases, an Exceptional Circumstances Panel will be convened to determine the allocation of accommodation in order to meet the needs of applicants and in order to make the best use of stock in the borough. In the event that a final determination is needed by the Exceptional circumstances Panel, the Assistant Director for Neighbourhoods and Communities will make a final decision in respect of allocations.