Hundred-year wait for family-size social housing in parts of England, study finds

Charities condemn national scandal' and call for pledge to build 90,000 social homes a year to meet demand

The wait for family-size social housing has risen to more than 100 years in parts of England, which charities have condemned as ludicrous" and a national scandal".

Analysis from the National Housing Federation (NHF), Crisis and Shelter found that in 32 local authority areas across England, the wait for a home with at least three bedrooms was longer than 18 years - the duration of an entire childhood.