内容摘要：Then-District Attorney George Gascón agreed with their argument and days before he faced a tough re-election - which he ended up losing - he announced he would

Then-District Attorney George Gascón agreed with their argument and days before he faced a tough re-election - which he ended up losing - he announced he would

They are now one of more than 1,100 families on the waiting list for a council home in Portsmouth. Jason, 49, is a bus driver and says housing in England has become unaffordable for working families like his.by setting ambitious housebuilding targets for areas like Portsmouth, which could help people like Sam and Jason.

The aim is for 370,000 new homes in England every year, to fulfil a government promise for 1.5m new homes within the next five years. Local authorities are being told to give developers permission to build - and planning decisions will be pushed through by the government if necessary.But some local councils in England will need to see a five-fold increase in new housing to meet government targets, analysis by BBC Verify suggests.The BBC has created a new online tool to enable people to track the government's progress towards its goal where they live.

Portsmouth is one of a number of areas that will need to add more homes in one year than it has delivered in the previous five.Between March 2019 and March 2024, Portsmouth added a total of 803 homes, equivalent to an increase of just under 1%.

This was the lowest percentage increase in homes of any local authority area in England, according to BBC analysis of housing data.

Portsmouth's target, set by the Labour government, is to add 1,021 homes a year.During the last five years, the sharpest increase has been recorded in the north-west of England.

After requesting data from 25 councils in the region, the BBC has learned:A Department for Education spokesman said SEND children and young people had been "for too long let down", adding the government was "ready to speak to any council that is experiencing financial difficulties".

Several parents told BBC News they had been forced to take their children out of mainstream schools because they could not accommodate their EHCPs.Ruth said her eight-year-old son Samuel, who is autistic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), had not been in a classroom since January.