The York Council has released details of the make up of the social housing waiting list.
The list consists of mainly younger people.
| 2333 applicants
Ages: |
|
|
16-17 |
5 |
|
18-24 |
383 |
|
25-31 |
468 |
|
32-38 |
388 |
|
39-45 |
299 |
|
46-52 |
255 |
|
53-59 |
214 |
|
60-64 |
87 |
|
65-69 |
97 |
|
70-74 |
58 |
|
75-79 |
35 |
|
80+ |
44 |
Not surprisingly the vast majority describe themselves as “white British”. No doubt UKIP will be disappointed to find that only one Rumanian national has registered on the list!
|
Nationality: |
|
|
Asian other |
16 |
|
Asian Bangladeshi |
7 |
|
Asian Chinese |
10 |
|
Asian Indian |
2 |
|
Asian Pakistani |
2 |
|
Black African |
22 |
|
Black any other |
5 |
|
Black Caribbean |
4 |
|
Mixed Other |
7 |
|
Mixed White Asian |
7 |
|
Mixed White and Black African |
4 |
|
Mixed White and Black Caribbean |
5 |
|
Not stated |
26 |
|
Other Ethnic |
15 |
|
White British |
2051 |
|
White Irish |
19 |
|
Prefer not to say |
131 |
|
Bulgaria |
4 |
|
Czech Republic |
1 |
|
Hungary |
4 |
|
Latvia |
9 |
|
Lithuania |
3 |
|
Non-EEA national |
18 |
|
Not stated |
7 |
|
Other |
30 |
|
Other EAA National |
13 |
|
Poland |
81 |
|
Romania |
1 |
|
Slovakia |
3 |
|
UK National |
2159 |
The overwhelming majority of applicants are seeking 1 bedroomed properties.
|
1 Bed |
1347 |
|
2 Bed |
740 |
|
3 Bed |
212 |
|
4 Bed |
32 |
|
5 Bed |
1 |
|
6 Bed |
1 |
The current profile of Council properties in York is as follows:
|
Property type |
Bedrooms |
Number |
|
Bedsit |
1 |
92 |
|
Bungalow |
1 |
322 |
|
Bungalow |
2 |
143 |
|
Bungalow |
3 |
6 |
|
Flats |
1 |
2490 |
|
Flats |
2 |
628 |
|
Flats |
3 |
30 |
|
House |
1 |
30 |
|
House |
2 |
1349 |
|
House |
3 |
2284 |
|
House |
4 |
180 |
|
House |
5 |
14 |
|
House |
6 |
1 |
|
Maisonette |
1 |
1 |
|
Maisonette |
2 |
231 |
|
Maisonette |
3 |
29 |
|
Self Contained HH) |
5 |
|
|
Total |
7835 |
Of these properties only 34 are empty.
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Separately the Council has released a list of the property companies and charities which have received the largest amount of housing benefit (on behalf of their tenants). The highest during 2012/13 were:
- The Wilberforce Trust £171,724.94
- Restore (York) Ltd £115,542.45
- Minster Property £50,162.55