Written questions

Social Rented Housing

2026-06-21 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · HL1186 · Official question

Lord Patten

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the number of people on waiting lists for social housing in (1) rural, and (2) urban, areas in the last 10 years have increased or declined.

Answer

The number of households on local authority housing registers (commonly known as social housing waiting lists) in England, including breakdowns by regions, is available each year since 1987 in live table 600 on gov.uk here. Using the Office for National S...