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More than 300 families waiting for new homes

MORE than 300 families are waiting for the States to house them, according to official figures.

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MORE than 300 families are waiting for the States to house them, according to official figures.

And the waiting list has grown by more than half since 2007.

The Housing Department said the rise was caused by an increase in applicants and the temporary loss of some social housing because of the redevelopment of estates such as the Grand Bouet.

The latest States Strategic Monitoring Report shows that 210 families were on Housing Department and Guernsey Housing Association waiting lists at the end of 2007. On 30 June this year that figure stood at 327, a rise of 56%.

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