Community & SocialNewsPolicy Social housing waiting list nearly 50% larger than official figures by Liam Turner - EDITOR September 15, 2020 by Liam Turner - EDITOR September 15, 2020 The NHF findings show 1.6m households are currently in need of social housing – 500,000 more than the 1.16m households recorded on official waiting lists. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail