'We Must Not Be Dumping Ground for Londoners'

LONDON councils' plans to use Derby as a "dumping ground" for people in housing need will pile pressure on the city's services and drag down the area's image, according to local politicians.  One Labour Derby councillor said the system was akin to "human trafficking" with families being "exported" to the city. Three councils in London are considering sending homeless families to live in Derby and Nottingham because changes in the housing benefit system are making it too expensive to rent homes for them in London. At first, 150 properties could be bought up specifically to be used by needy London families.  And that number could increase to up to 500 homes.  Families expected to need the housing will be those arriving in London from other areas of the UK or the EU, either looking for work or to be closer to relatives. It would not include asylum seekers.  Read more on the Derby Telegraph website.