Question
(Public housing wait list )
How many applications were there for the public housing waiting list, including the breakdown of waiting list categories and waiting time per category, as at (a) 31 March and 30 September 2015, (b) 31 March and 30 September 2016, (c) 31 March and 30 September 2017, (d) 31 March and 30 September 2018, (e) 31 March and 30 September 2019, (f) 31 March and 30 September 2020, (g) 31 March and 30 September 2021, (h) 31 March and 30 September 2022 and (i) 31 March 2023.
Answer
The table provided shows, at each requested date and for each priority category, the number of applications that were on the waiting list for public housing along with average waiting times.
Reporting date | Number of applications | Average waiting time (days) | ||||||
Priority | High needs | Standard | Total | Priority | High needs | Standard | ||
(a) | 31 March 2015 | 84 | 1472 | 756 | 2312 | 240 | 762 | 808 |
30 September 2015 | 70 | 1249 | 791 | 2110 | 282 | 794 | 826 | |
(b) | 31 March 2016 | 34 | 1143 | 812 | 1989 | 403 | 775 | 826 |
30 September 2016 | 40 | 1015 | 836 | 1891 | 280 | 730 | 820 | |
(c) | 31 March 2017 | 40 | 953 | 891 | 1884 | 290 | 723 | 863 |
30 September 2017 | 34 | 831 | 879 | 1744 | 321 | 692 | 930 | |
(d) | 31 March 2018 | 24 | 891 | 815 | 1730 | 274 | 622 | 983 |
30 September 2018 | 42 | 1003 | 761 | 1806 | 201 | 604 | 1041 | |
(e) | 31 March 2019 | 78 | 1145 | 779 | 2002 | 191 | 612 | 1074 |
30 September 2019 | 121 | 1400 | 838 | 2359 | 163 | 639 | 1119 | |
(f) | 31 March 2020 | 148 | 1425 | 864 | 2437 | 208 | 745 | 1216 |
30 September 2020 | 172 | 1549 | 916 | 2637 | 218 | 803 | 1271 | |
(g) | 31 March 2021 | 182 | 1658 | 949 | 2789 | 287 | 879 | 1364 |
30 September 2021 | 207 | 1807 | 951 | 2965 | 339 | 927 | 1472 | |
(h) | 31 March 2022 | 247 | 1860 | 944 | 3051 | 351 | 1056 | 1605 |
30 September 2022 | 204 | 1948 | 962 | 3114 | 357 | 1120 | 1727 | |
(i) | 31 March 2023 | 147 | 2043 | 955 | 3145 | 303 | 1166 | 1845 |