Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

16. Black and Minority Ethnic households16.8 BME households and the basic needs assessment modelIt is possible to consider the ethnicity of households identified as being in need in the Basic NeedsAssessment Model. The table below gives an estimate of how much of the gross housing need willbe from each ethnic group. An estimated 41.9% of the gross affordable housing requirement is forhouseholds headed by a White - Other person, although there is a gross need for affordable housingfrom each ethnic group. All groups other than White British, White Irish and Mixed households aremore likely than average to be in housing need.Table 16.10 Basic Needs Assessment Model and ethnicity of householdsEthnic groupGross Need% of grossneed% ofhouseholdpopulationWhite - British 1,099 17.2% 58.7%White - Irish 9 0.1% 4.4%White - Other 2,681 41.9% 15.3%Mixed 59 0.9% 2.7%Asian or Asian British 776 12.1% 6.4%Black or Black British - African 522 8.2% 5.0%Black or Black British - Other 139 2.2% 1.9%Arab 832 13.0% 3.9%Any other ethnic group 279 4.4% 1.7%TOTAL 6,395 100.0% 100.0%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 200616.9 Country of birthAll of the Household respondents that took part in the survey were asked to identify their country ofbirth. Eighty different answers were given in response to this question, meaning it is necessary togroup the responses together to present the information. The table below indicates the place of birthof the heads of household in the City of Westminster. The results show that 63.1% of householdheads were born in the UK, 15.3% were born elsewhere in Europe and 9.3% were born in Africaand the Middle East.PAGE 153