Families in St Albans face almost 2-year wait for three-bedroom social home

Families in St Albans face almost 2-year wait for three-bedroom social home

New figures have revealed that families in St Albans face an almost two-year wait for three-bedroom social homes.

Social housing on the brink as decades of Labour-Tory failure come to a head

Families are now waiting more than 100 years for social housing in some areas of the UK, according to analysis from the National Housing Federation (NHF), Crisis, and Shelter. Waiting times for at least a three bedroom social home exceed life expectancy in the London boroughs of Enfield at 105 years, Westminster at 107 years and Merton at 102 years. Only 100 years later… and you can get social housing And it’s still ridiculous in other local aut…

It would 'take 100 years' to clear waiting lists for social housing in UK - Manchester Evening News

Demand for larger social housing has outstripped overall waiting lists

Map: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as some hit 100 years

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

Social home waiting list would take century to clear in some boroughs

Charities urge Chancellor to provide major investment for social housing in her upcoming spending review

Shock analysis shows waiting times for larger social homes now exceeds 100 years

Acute shortages of larger social housing suitable for families mean it would now take more than 100 years to clear waiting lists in some places, analysis has shown.