Demand for Sutton council housing reaches record levels

11:30am Thursday 28th March 2013

By James Pepper

The strain on Sutton's housing resources is at an all time high, according to new figures.

New statistics from housing charity Shelter show there are more families on the social housing waiting list than ever before.

The number of households on social housing registers have more than doubled since records began in 1997, with more than 5,493 now waiting.

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