Ealing housing wait second longest in London (From Ealing Times)

Ealing housing wait second longest in London

2:32pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

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THE waiting list for social housing in Ealing more than doubled in size in five years, new figures have revealed.

A survey by the National Housing Federation shows the number of people waiting for a home in Ealing has rocketed from 8,289 in 2002 to 20,653 in 2007.

This 149 per cent rise is the fifth largest in London, and means Ealing’s waiting list was the second longest of all boroughs in the capital in 2007.

These figures have been released today as Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, signalled his intention to scrap the fifty per cent affordable housing in London target.

The mayor will instead negotiate targets with individual boroughs to achieve his election manifesto pledge of building 50,000 new affordable homes by 2011, something the National Housing Federation has said is vital to be met to alleviate the housing problems in London.

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