Eric Pickles has been forced to defend the government's
Troubled Families programme after a Labour MP claimed the housing crisis had
hampered the scheme's impact. Siobhain McDonagh, Labour MP for Mitcham and
Morden, told the Communities Secretary that vulnerable families were being
forced to move out of her constituency and live in private rented accommodation
in other parts of London. She told the
House of Commons: "Many of those families live in private rented
accommodation. Large numbers of people
are being placed in temporary accommodation as a result of eviction, some of
which is quite distant from their home borough. Every Friday, I see families going from
south-west London to Wembley, Tottenham and other parts of London. As I see
them leave, I am troubled about the future for their children." Read more on 24dash.
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