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Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

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<strong>Westminster</strong> – <strong>Housing</strong> <strong>Needs</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>2006</strong>It is important to note that in Section C of the Basic <strong>Needs</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> Model households currentlyliving in social rented accommodation were excluded from analysis. This is because since they arecurrently living in social rented accommodation their needs are already being met. However it ispossible to look again at those households living in social rented accommodation that can affordintermediate housing. The table below shows that households in social rented housing are slightlymore able to afford intermediate housing than market housing. However, still 62.2% are unable toafford intermediate housing options.TenureTable A9.7 Tenure and intermediate housingUnable to affordintermediatehousingAffordabilityNumber ofh’holds% of h’holdsunable to afford<strong>Council</strong> 8,528 12,197 69.9%RSL 6,816 12,477 54.6%TOTAL 15,344 24,674 62.2%Source: <strong>City</strong> of <strong>Westminster</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> <strong>Needs</strong> Survey <strong>2006</strong>A9.8 SummaryThe survey estimates that there are 24,674 households within the social rented sector in the <strong>City</strong> of<strong>Westminster</strong>. This appendix briefly examined the characteristics of these households and found thatthese households are likely to:• inhabit a purpose built flat• live in the North West• be headed by a White person• be unable to afford market and intermediate housing, with 62.2% being unable to afford thisPAGE 218

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