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The data compiled figures from 168 local authorities which showed that 36,800 of people have been waiting to be allocated a council house for more than 10 years.
Tim Farron, Lib Dem leader, commented: “These figures are a stark reminder just how bad the housing shortage; literally thousands of people are waiting over a decade and some people, a shocking twenty years for a home to call their own.
“It is simply unacceptable that so many people have had to put their life on hold until a home is available to them.
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