More people than ever are struggling to afford a secure place to live. Yet, not enough social homes are being built.
Over 1 million households are waiting for social homes. Last year, 29,000 social homes were sold or demolished, and less than 7,000 were built.
In England, there are now 1.4 million fewer households in social housing than there were in 1980.
As a result, millions of households have been pushed into the private rented sector, which has more than doubled in this time.