UK Local Authority Housing Statistics: Dwellings for Homeless Acceptances

Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) data on dwellings let to homeless acceptances under a mobility scheme. The dataset was produced by the UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and last updated on 2026-07-08. It covers a wide range of housing policy areas including dwelling stock, waiting lists, lettings, homelessness, and capital expenditure across local authorities.

Use Cases

• Analyze the provision of housing for homeless households based on the 'dwellings let to homeless acceptances' concept.
• Study local authority housing policy performance based on data covering waiting lists, lettings, and homelessness.
• Model the impact of capital expenditure and cash incentive schemes on affordable housing provision.
• Compare housing stock and vacancy rates across different UK local authority geographical areas.

Strengths

• Data is policy-oriented and covers a wide range of housing tenures and topics as described.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:31:33.262179.
• Dataset originates from the authoritative UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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 UK local authority returns.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Statistical return submitted by local authorities to support annual Housing Strategy.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:33.262179; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, local authority geographical areas