Years-Long Waiting Lists For Social Housing In Lambeth

A severe housing shortage in Lambeth means people are waiting for a council home for years, with one resident joining the list in 1975. According to a Freedom of Information request, someone joined the list 44 years ago and has yet to be given social housing. Lambeth Council said the oldest applications “include people who are adequately housed and therefore have no priority for social housing, and who are not actively seeking rehousing but remain on the list at their own request.”  Nearly 30,000 people are waiting for a council home in the borough.  Read more on the Wandsworth Guardian website.

https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/18061394.years-long-waiting-lists-social-housing-lambeth/