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WQ.279/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES BY DEPUTY L.V. FELTHAM OF ST. HELIER CENTRAL
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2022
Question
“Will the Minister provide data in respect of the number of current applications, the total number of applications received in 2022 to date and the total number of applications for each of the past five years (2017 to 2021 inclusive) made to the Affordable Housing Gateway, broken down as follows –
- by the number of bedrooms required according to the Affordable Housing Gateway definitions (differentiated also between bedsits and one-bedroom homes);
- the number of people included in the application;
- the number of applications including children;
- the number of applications that were made by people living in conditions considered overcrowded at the time of application;
- the number of applications which included people with accessibility requirements; and
- the number of applicants who requested access to a parking space?”
Answer
The total number of applications received in 2022 to date and the total number of applications for each of the past five years (2017 to 2021 inclusive) made to the Affordable Housing Gateway:
|
|
2022 01/01 - 08/11 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
Total number of applications |
1,148 |
1,430 |
1,156 |
1,033 |
1,140 |
963 |
- the number of bedrooms required according to the Affordable Housing Gateway definitions (differentiated also between bedsits and one-bedroom homes):
|
|
2022 01/01 - 08/11 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
(Bedsits) 0 |
120 |
118 |
138 |
169 |
152 |
125 |
|
1 |
337 |
445 |
305 |
301 |
352 |
325 |
|
2 |
300 |
363 |
335 |
361 |
355 |
271 |
|
3 |
124 |
164 |
198 |
134 |
166 |
135 |
|
4 |
14 |
18 |
32 |
22 |
35 |
16 |
|
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
|
Not specified |
252 |
320 |
146 |
44 |
73 |
89 |
- and (c) the application data does not allow for a straightforward analysis of the number of people (adults and children) included in each application. It is not possible to provide the answers to these questions in the timeframe provided.
- the number of applications that were made by people living in conditions considered overcrowded (as declared by the applicant) at the time of application:
|
2022 01/01 - 08/11 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
134 |
150 |
173 |
101 |
115 |
79 |
- the number of applications which included people with accessibility requirements:
|
|
2022 01/01 - 08/11 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
Total number of applications |
805 |
970 |
861 |
818 |
785 |
633 |
|
Disabled Property required |
7 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Ground floor specified |
157 |
217 |
218 |
303 |
293 |
177 |
|
Lift specified |
540 |
630 |
539 |
457 |
448 |
419 |
|
Medical mobility needs declared |
101 |
113 |
96 |
53 |
41 |
35 |
- the number of applicants who requested access to a parking space:
|
2022 01/01 - 08/11 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
736 |
892 |
755 |
575 |
595 |
420 |