The number of households on Homesearch is still increasing by an average of 45 a week.  We now have over 6140 applications on the register.

During the last 3 months, we have housed 106 households, an average of 8 households each week.  72 of these moved into general needs housing and 34 into sheltered accommodation for older people.

The majority of applications are in Group C (4565) and at the moment people in this Group are usually waiting more than 5 years before being housed.

Number of Homes Advertised

The number of homes the Housing Associations have advertised on our Homesearch website between July and September has averaged approximately 10 a week with over a third of these properties being sheltered flats and bungalows for older people. 

There has been a shortage of properties in the Keynsham and Weston areas recently. This is because Somer Community Housing Trust has had to retain properties as they become available in order to re-house their existing tenants who have been displaced due to essential building work.

This has contributed to a shortage of larger propertiess

In all we have been able to advertise 127 properties between July and September 2008

General needs

Sheltered flats and bungalows (for older people)