100 years to clear family social housing waiting lists

Published On: 24th April 2025

New data of the National Housing Federation, Crisis and Shelter found that acute shortages of social housing suitable for families mean it would now take more than 100 years to clear waiting lists in some places, with London 15th of the top 20 most affected UK areas. Boroughs spend £4m a day providing temporary housing. See more here.

Share This Article

All Tags

PRD - Cost of Living
Cost-of-living crisis
In an article on the NLA website, Will Temple, Senior Associate Director at PRD, examines why economic growth alone will not resolve ...
Low Cost Solar [ MHCLG ]
Low cost solar panels
The Government has announced that 'plug-in' solar will be available in shops, offering households the opportunity to cut energy bills in response ...
onlondon
Sign up for OnLondon news
OnLondon is recommended for its news as an additional resource to the ones London Forum has made available. It offers independent journalism ...
  • Using AI in your Civic Society

    📆 Thu 30th April | 18:30 - 20:30
    🚩 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL (map)
    Artificial Intelligence is everywhere in the news and in business these days – we even used it to generate the image for this event. How can it help your civic society ?  Do you need to be an expert? (No!)  Civic societies are often under-resourced, and at this event we’ll show that with a little knowledge, illustrated with examples, AI can bolster your resources in several useful ways, without necessarily spending a penny. Please book here ( https://www.londonforum.org.uk/events/using-ai-in-your-civic-society#booking ). Agenda Firstly by way of introduction, we’ll look at some novel…

Featured Pages