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Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 1 April 2026UIN 123495

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for each of the past five years, what proportion of households eligible for social housing were able to access a social home, and what proportion remained on waiting lists.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Information in respect of households on housing registers is collected as an aggregated snapshot by local authority on 31 March each year. As a result, individual households cannot be tracked, and it is not possible to calculate the proportions requested.

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