Local Authority Housing Statistics: Dwellings Let to Homeless Acceptances

The Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) is a UK government statistical return supporting local authorities' annual housing strategies. It provides policy-oriented data on dwelling stock, waiting lists, lettings, homelessness, and affordable housing provision within each local authority's area. The dataset is published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in local authority housing provision for homeless households based on the lettings and homelessness data mentioned in the description.
• Comparing dwelling stock and vacancy rates across different UK local authorities.
• Modeling the relationship between capital expenditure and the provision of affordable housing.
• Assessing policy impacts on waiting lists for social housing.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative UK government ministry, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Covers a wide range of housing tenure information as described, including dwelling stock, waiting lists, and homelessness.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08 13:32:13.419379, indicating recent availability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• 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 returns submitted by UK local authorities to support housing strategies.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:13.419379; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, local authority level