Question follow-through · 118414
Housing Ombudsman Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the current waiting times for the Housing Ombudsman.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the current waiting times for the Housing Ombudsman.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
The average waiting time for a case to be determined by the Housing Ombudsman in 2025/26 was 7.2 months.The Ombudsman is currently consulting on their 2026/27 Business Plan, which proposes a series of measures to reduce waiting times for tenants.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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