Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 123492

Council Housing: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 2 April 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for each of the past five years, what proportion of households on local authority housing waiting lists were (a) UK nationals, (b) EU nationals and (c) non-EU nationals.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Information on the nationality of the lead applicant of households on housing registers is collected on a voluntary basis in the Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS).Information is available for the past two years and is published in Section 6.7 of t...

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