Successive Governments have failed to build enough affordable homes, leaving families living in "awful" conditions.
That was the word from one councillor as plans for 58 new low-cost homes were approved in the Tweedmouth area of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The £13 million development, on land at Seton Hall on Ord Road, was proposed by Bernicia Homes and partially funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority and Northumberland County Council themselves.