AQW 30091/22-27 – Social Housing Waiting List

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants that have been on the housing waiting list for: (i) 1-2 years; (ii) 2-3 years; (iii) 3-4 years; (iv) 4-5 years; and (v) more than 5 years, broken down by constituency.

Minister for Communities: This is an operational matter for the Housing Executive. I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive of the Housing Executive, and she has responded as follows.

“Please see Table 1 below, which details the number of applicants that have been on the housing waiting list for the waiting time bands requested, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

*Table 1: Waiting list as at 30/06/2025 by requested Waiting Time Bands at Northern Ireland & Parliamentary Constituency level*
*Parliamentary Constituency*	*Number of Applicant Households / Waiting Time Bands*
	*< 1 year*	*1-2 years*	*2-3 years*	*3-4 years*	*4-5 years*	*5+ years*	*Total*
	*(0-11 months)*	*(12-23 months)*	*(24-35 months)*	*(36-47 months)*	*(48-59 months)*	*(60+ months)*
Belfast East	434	373	250	196	201	667	*2,121*
Belfast East/South	140	89	49	27	31	160	*496*
Belfast North	893	808	578	372	365	1,611	*4,627*
Belfast South	668	690	407	324	246	1,158	*3,493*
Belfast South/Strangford	32	21	17	12	13	52	*147*
Belfast West	848	766	490	311	308	1,648	*4,371*
Belfast West/North	45	50	21	9	12	44	*181*
Belfast West/South	3	8	0	3	0	13	27
East Antrim	539	428	246	170	144	517	*2,044*
East Londonderry	513	468	349	310	254	829	*2,723*
Fermanagh South Tyrone	592	483	293	192	149	546	*2,255*
Foyle	887	903	733	463	410	1,797	*5,193*
Lagan Valley	317	364	255	185	166	682	*1,969*
Mid Ulster	280	293	180	123	124	394	*1,394*
Newry & Armagh	475	432	282	203	159	775	*2,326*
North Antrim	618	495	344	301	203	734	*2,695*
North Down	451	346	239	178	155	578	*1,947*
South Antrim	455	389	278	198	144	528	*1,992*
South Down	341	300	269	203	202	818	*2,133*
Strangford	399	327	225	155	157	469	*1,732*
Upper Bann	697	685	426	315	242	792	*3,157*
West Tyrone	549	392	264	194	132	575	*2,106*
*Grand Total*	*10,176*	*9,110*	*6,195*	*4,444*	*3,817*	*15,387*	*49,129*

The reporting unit for applications is the Common Landlord Area (CLA). The following Common Landlord Areas (CLAs) within an NIHE District cross Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries:

*NIHE CLA*	*Parliamentary Constituency*
Cregagh Castlereagh	Belfast East/South
Willowfield/Upper Castlereagh Road	Belfast East/South
Bridge End / Rotherdam Court	Belfast East/South
Carryduff	Belfast South/Strangford
Ainsworth	Belfast West/North
Twaddell/Upper Woodvale	Belfast West/North
Carrick Hill / Unity Flats	Belfast West/North
Hamill St / John St	Belfast West/South”

ENDS

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