Thousands of homeless children are growing up in cheaply
converted shipping containers and cramped rooms in former office blocks,
putting their health and wellbeing at serious risk, according to the children’s
commissioner for England. Anne Longfield said it was scandal that at least
210,000 young people in homeless families in England were put up by councils in
temporary housing and bed and breakfasts or forced to “sofa-surf” with friends,
often for long periods. Such accommodation could be unsafe, disruptive and
overcrowded, with no room for children to play or do homework. Read more on the
Guardian website.
Reform UK council chair resigns after ‘illegally renting out unsafe
properties’
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Council said Edward Harris’s properties ‘failed to meet even most basic of
living standards and legal requirements’
A Reform UK council chair has resigne...
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