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Technical Notes 2026, Issue 136 - Housing List Numbers

  • Report by:

    Heather Holland, Chief Planning Officer

  • TN Number:

    136-26

  • Subject:

    Housing List Numbers

  • Responsible Officer:

    Heather Holland, Executive Officer Land Planning & Development

  • Publication:

    This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

  • The purpose of this Technical Note is to advise Elected Members of the current number of people on the housing waiting list and waiting times for social rented housing within East Dunbartonshire following a request from Council at its meeting in June
  • The Council operates a ‘Groups Plus Points’ model of allocation that categorises applicants as Priority, Local Needs and Other Needs groups
  • The Council is legally required to give reasonable preference to applicants who are homeless, living in unsatisfactory housing conditions and those living in social rented housing that is under occupied. This forms the Priority group
  • Local and Other Needs groups can be further broken down based on points awarded following an assessment of housing need and also reflects whether applicants reside in East Dunbartonshire or wish to move to the are
  • These definitions vary from that used in the Housing Needs and Demand Assessment which considers the count of homeless households in temporary accommodation plus households who are both concealed and overcrowded
  • The Council manages a Transfer housing list of its current tenants that includes applicants that have no housing need but aspire to live in a different area or house type within East Dunbartonshire
  • All waiting lists data are held in the new Integrated Housing Management System, NEC
  • There is no minimum criteria for applicants to the General list(s) compared to Homelessness which has a statutory assessment process
  • Current Housing Waiting Lists as of September 2026

Housing Waiting Lists

Current Housing Waiting Lists as of September 2026
- General Needs Homeless Assessment Average Number of Days on the list

General Needs – Local

1642 

-

1898

General Needs – Other

1189

-

1696

General Needs Urgent Medical

2

-

4225

Homeless 

-

267

298

Priority Homeless

198 

-

274

Transfer - Local

619

-

1313