UK Local Authority Housing Statistics: Dwellings for Homeless Acceptances

Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix data on dwellings held by social landlords and let to homeless households following a nomination by a local authority. The dataset is part of the UK's Local Authority Housing Statistics, provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze the flow of social housing to homeless households based on local authority nomination data.
• Model the relationship between dwelling stock and homelessness acceptances based on policy-oriented data.
• Benchmark local authority performance in housing homeless populations based on lettings statistics.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Covers a wide range of housing policy areas including waiting lists, lettings, and capital expenditure as mentioned in the description.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:32:14.048175.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and policy bias inherent to the UK local authority system.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Statistical return (Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix) submitted by local authorities.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:14.048175; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (local authority level)