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At a glance

• Families in parts of east London are waiting up to 18 years for a council home, with 330,000 households on waiting lists citywide.

• The Government and City Hall have launched an £11.7bn programme (2026–2036) to boost affordable housing.

• MPs warned of a collapse in housebuilding and the loss of millions in developer contributions to community projects.

Families are waiting an average of 18 years for a council home in an east London borough, an MP has revealed.

It is the latest indication of the collapse in the supply of social housing in the capital that

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