PHOTO: CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF The public housing waitlist has almost hit 14,000.
The waitlist for public housing is continuing its record-breaking rise, hitting 13,966 households at the end of September.
That was almost 800 more than the previous month and well over double the 5844 eligible families or individuals waiting at this point two years ago, when the Government was elected.
The Government has struggled to keep the waitlist from ballooning even as it has increased the rate of state house building significantly.
The September figures, released Friday, contained some good news. The median time it took the Government to get someone housed dropped from 126 days in August to 94 days in September.
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