OK it's a long time coming, but Lewisham ARE building new council homes http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/110369..._30_years/

These people need somewhere safe and secure for the short term, and i'm rather uncomfortable with the idea that anyone would want to deny that to families who've become homeless. Again, this is families. That means children.
If you think the priorities are skewed, you can always stand for election though, eh?!