Shelter Wants All-Parties Commitment To 90,000 Social Rent Homes A Year

Shelter wants an all-parties election manifesto commitment to delivering at least 90,000 social rent homes a year over the next parliament, as the charity releases new stats showing as many as nine in ten private renters now face years on waiting lists. The charity’s analysis of the latest government data shows there were nearly 500,000 privately renting households on council waiting lists last year, but fewer than 43,000 private renters moved into a social rent home during that same period. And the true scale of need among private renters is probably far greater than these figures suggest, with many cutting back on food or skipping meals completely. Read more on 24housing.

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