Report reveals two-year wait for a council house

The number of people living in temporary accommodation in Leeds has continued to rise - and the waiting list is more than two years, even for those in the most urgent of need.

- by Charles Brown

Latest figures show 439 families were in emergency housing at the end of July this year, up from just eight in March 2022 and 148 at the end of March 2024.

Leeds City Council saw its waiting list for social homes rise to 27,600 in March-more than 10 times the number of council homes rented out last year. Around 6,000 of the applicants were classed as having the highest priority.