Joe Lepper 04 February 2025

Social housing waiting lists to 'top two million'

The number of households on social housing waiting lists in England could top two million by 2034, property experts have forecasted.

Latest Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government figures show there were 1.3m households on waiting lists in the year to March 2024.

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