At a glance
• Only about 5–6% of people on council housing registers in boroughs like Islington and Lambeth are rehoused each year
• Councils are removing thousands from waiting lists due to having no realistic chance of being housed
• Council housing now overwhelmingly goes to those in the most severe need
Only about five per cent of Londoners on the waiting list for a council home have any chance of being rehoused, a City Hall inquiry has been told.
