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?
31

2. How many people in band 1 are waiting for a 3 bedroom property without any adaptions/ specific requirements as explained above?
20

3. How many people are in each category in band 1 waiting for a 3 bedroom house I.e Social , Medical , homelessness ect?
Social A: 3
Medical Priority: 11
MARAC: 0
Live decant: 9

4. What are the 10 most recent band 1 award dates of those waiting for a 3 bedroom house without adaption/specific requirements?
12/10/2022
14/10/2022
21/09/2022
23/08/2022
28/07/2022
12/04/2022
30/03/2022
10/03/2022
28/01/2022
07/01/2022

5. What are the 10 earliest/longest waiting applicant dates for band 1 awards for a 3 bedroom property without adaptions/ specific requirements?
28/10/2021
14/10/2021
14/10/2021
14/10/2021
14/10/2021
15/09/2021
16/06/2021
19/05/2021
06/05/2021
18/12/2020

6. How many 3 bedroom properties have been allocated to applicants from June 2022 to the current date of 26/10/22
Council: 7
HA: 6

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

8. Out of these void properties how many have been allocated
Neither have been allocated

9. When is it estimated that repairs will be completed on these properties / when is the estimated date that these properties will be put forward for nomination:
1 has works complete – a request for a nomination will be made by the end of this week
1 has works due to be complete 21/11 – a request for allocation will be made w/c 14/11

10. Wokingham council claims that housing is given In date order within band 1. Why has there been several homes issued to applicants out of date order when applicants with earlier dates have not had areas or restrictions on areas.
Direct nominations can be made outside of date order to cases discussed at the Exceptional Needs Panel – this is explained in our Allocation Policy on page 28:
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.