AQW 42767/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Social Development
To ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of applicants registered on the social housing waiting list at the end of the last quarter, broken down by council.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 24 February 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 24 February 2015
- Answer due by
- 11 March 2015
- Answered
- 3 March 20157 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The table attached, provided by the Housing Executive, details the total number of applicants registered on the housing waiting list for social housing at the 31 December 2014, broken down by council.
| Council Area | Total Applicants on Waiting List at 31.12.14 | Applicants in Housing Stress at 31.12.14 |
| Belfast City Council | 10,029 | 5,930 |
| Antrim Borough Council | 898 | 483 |
| Ballymena Borough Council | 1,410 | 871 |
| Ballymoney Borough Council | 458 | 218 |
| Carrickfergus Borough Council | 858 | 491 |
| Coleraine Borough Council | 1,240 | 657 |
| Derry City Council | 3,334 | 2,341 |
| Larne Borough Council | 479 | 176 |
| Limavady Borough Council | 474 | 206 |
| Magherafelt District Council | 469 | 201 |
| Moyle District Council | 342 | 189 |
| Newtownabbey Borough Council | 1,677 | 1,003 |
| Strabane District Council | 678 | 322 |
| Armagh City & District Council | 723 | 302 |
| Banbridge District Council | 534 | 246 |
| Castlereagh Borough Council | 1,193 | 540 |
| Cookstown District Council | 360 | 164 |
| Craigavon Borough Council | 1,716 | 602 |
| Down District Council | 1,486 | 822 |
| Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council | 1,052 | 620 |
| Fermanagh District Council | 774 | 307 |
| Lisburn City Council | 2,436 | 1,485 |
| Newry and Mourne District Council | 2,050 | 1,254 |
| Ards Borough Council | 1,687 | 927 |
| North Down Borough Council | 1,796 | 1,060 |
| Omagh District Council | 626 | 181 |
| Total | 38,779 | 21,598 |
The Information provided in this response is governed by the Principles and Protocols of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. This is enforced by UK Statistics Authority.