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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 –

  1. by the number of bedrooms required according to the Affordable Housing Gateway definitions (differentiated also between bedsits and one-bedroom homes);
  2. the number of people included in the application;
  3. the number of applications including children;
  4. the  number  of  applications  that  were  made  by  people  living  in  conditions  considered overcrowded at the time of application;
  5. the number of applications which included people with accessibility requirements; and
  6. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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