Summary
- A blind man faced a two-year delay in getting a guide dog due to being stuck on a social housing waiting list.
- Nearly three quarters of people surveyed on UK social housing waiting lists experienced harmful accommodation issues.
- Despite over 1.5 million households waiting for social housing, the UK saw a net loss of over 12,000 social homes in 2023.
- The broken housing system is endangering people’s health and putting lives on hold.