Homeless families forced to live in tents and hotels as temporary accommodation runs out | ITV News

Children are trapped for months in unsuitable accommodation as a new report shared exclusively with ITV News finds the worst forms of homelessness are rising.
Dan Hewitt reports.
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[@Raymondjohn2]

Back in the day, when I purchased my first home to live-in; that was Miami in the early 1990s, first mortgages with rates of 8 to 9% and 9% to 10% were typical. People will have to accept the possibility that we won't ever return to 3%. If sellers must sell, home prices will have to decline, and lower evaluations will follow. Pretty sure I'm not alone in my chain of thoughts.

[@kevinmarten]

If anything, it'll get worse. Very soon, affordable housing will no longer be affordable. So anything anyone want to do, I will advise they do it now because the prices today will look like dips tomorrow. Until the Fed clamps down even further, I think we're going to see hysteria due to rampant inflation. You can't halfway rip the band-aid off.

[@Jamessmith-12]

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[@JacquelinePerrira]

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[@Jamessmith-12]

'Carol Vivian Constable’ maintains an online presence. Just make a simple search for her name online.

[@JacquelinePerrira]

She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search for her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

[@PrettyBlueFlowers]

Safe housing shouldn’t be a luxury. It’s insane that people working full time can’t afford somewhere to live, what is going on in our country?!

[@sahhull]

Too many gimmiegrants stealing resources. So the prices rise.

[@sahhull]

@@DBSUK the current lot in power are not any version of the conservative party. They are more like the Labour lite party.

[@BloodSkullzRock]

Mass illegal immigration and the illegals (most of which are fighting aged men) are prioritised over British citizens.

[@PrettyBlueFlowers]

@@DBSUK couldn’t agree more. Can’t stand the Tories 😡

[@call_in_sick]

@@sahhull but it is actually the tories, isn’t it. It has been for thirteen years.

[@hersdera]

Mortgage rates are currently at an all time high since 2000(23 years) and based on statistics on inflation, we might see that number skyrocket further, a 30-year fixed rate was only 5% this time last year, so do I just keep waiting for a housing crash before buying or redirect my focus to the equity market

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[@andrew.alonzo]

Since Biden took office, there seem to have been more unfavorable results in America. These results include effects on the markets, such as price declines and sharp increases in inflation, as well as bank failures. I wonder if the sudden increase in interest rates will help value investors or if it would be wiser to stay away from the stock and financial markets for the time being.

[@veronica.baker1]

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[@danielward7008]

British children forced to live in tents and hostels while illegal immigrants are given accommodation in luxury hotels. It's absolutely sickening how this country treats its own people.

[@trishkearney]

Swamped by illegal freeloaders is bleeding the country dry. Nobody's stopping the boats, and England is so welcoming and taking such good care of them.

[@ltee2261]

I am in disbelief. We will be like NYC, Hollywood and Kensington Philadelphia soon. Living in a GTA/ zombie style land 😢 tent cities soon

[@alickak8346]

Blame your MPs.. they opposed Rwanda policy, sleeping in barges, Military bases and deportation..besides that, these people are offered better accommodation in the North and turned them down.. are people in the North, not humans????

[@danielward7008]

@@alickak8346 Rwanda policy was only ever a PR stunt that was always doomed to failure. But don't worry, I do fully blame the MPs. They're all in it for themselves.

[@juliewills8034]

It is appalling. I am sick to death of seeing these illegal migrants in my nearest town and on public transport with their mobile phones and their headphones and,even, designer clothes in some cases. They should not be here.

[@donnaecroyd2473]

Yet These MEN are being put up in hotels and complaining about what they are getting given for free. Its disgusting .

[@CCARTER-fe2wi]

MIGRANT MEN of fighting age! Leaving that part out ignores the reality.

[@chrisd5964]

🤡

[@isobel8796]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@chaselee86]

The thing is they can't find affordable rental homes. What can you do as the council? Leave them in the street, or give them a temporary home.

[@isobel8796]

@@chaselee86 They need to find out who these people are first, that would be a good start. Considering most are grown adult men on their own instead of women and children or a struggling family. What does that tell you? …

[@aaronsmith9209]

It really hit me when they spoke to the boy. I saw myself in that clip. Me and Mum were evicted from my childhood home when I was 14, this was during the credit crunch as it was called in 2009, as my estranged Dad stopped paying the mortgage for a year without warning. Back then, we had to rely on Enfield Council to rehouse us and council housing was in a shortage. We were given temporary accomodation only a few miles from my house almost immediately and luckily only had to move once more into another temporary accomodation before getting a permanent council place. It took 8 years to get a permanent place but at least it was in the same council area. I found that tough growing up and it really scars you for life but at least it was proper accomodation. I can't imagine what it is like now for these people, it is just not fair! What does months of uncertainty in a hotel room or a tent do to someone!!! These people and really everyone are being failed by councils and the government and it is an embarassment. Why should someone have to uproot their family 100s of miles away because housing is so unaffordable?! These people are just trying to live their lives, its not fair! This problem won't be fixed unless councils can buy all the empty homes cheaply and start a mass social home building programme. Right to buy without replacing the council houses sold was a colossal mistake.

[@user-yk7yv8rb5i]

God blessyou

[@christinejoy3030]

If the government stoped paying £7 million pounds per day on illegal migration it would go a long way to providing accommodation for these hard working people. This is a humanitarian crisis and a national disgrace.

[@henrikpersson4698]

stop pitting people against each other. that is not the reason it's like this.

[@christinefiedor3518]

Totally agree. Surely any governments duty of care is firstly owed to the people that elected it?

[@chrisd5964]

@@henrikpersson4698 It's a ploy of the far right to pit the poor against each other. The rich feast at the table while the poor fight each other for the scraps that fall.

[@ericritchie6783]

Or they could just accommodate citizen to adequate standards and stop mucking about getting asylum claims processed... It's reasonably basic thing to provide accommodation, we just have government that doesn't care about its responsibility and only wants to maintain power, an economic system that make no mistake will proceed to exploit as it has done to most of the world for hundreds of years.

[@thebaneofyourexistence.3377]

@@henrikpersson4698it really is.

[@clare00411]

People working full time jobs and still homeless…come on England why are these families on their knees? It’s disgusting and heartbreaking. Makes me so sad 😞

[@clowncarqingdao]

England, as you may have noticed, is about the wealthiest taking the money of the poorest. The political party in power has stolen money from everyone and the hopes and dreams from the poorest.

[@shsh-he5qg]

They have a choice! Up north you can rent a house for under £500 a month ! But no they chose to live in someone’s garden 🤣

[@sutty85]

​@@shsh-he5qg I live in the North and no you can't. 🤦🏻‍♀️ what planet are you living on!

[@kimsherlock8969]

RETROSPECTIVELY The classification of humans by wealth / repectable even though they were theives and corrupted 😮 Has always been the core to British Empire politics. Class defines your worth still , 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Money will give you class. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Pretty much F..ked up.

[@unusedsub3003]

​@@shsh-he5qgBoomer.

[@papasmurf1904]

I never thought in all my years that I would see things get this awfully bad! 😮

[@Theberrychica]

The fact that ANY family should have to spend even one night in a tent is utterly terrifying. Look back 15 years or so and see why this is happening. God help us in 15 years time😢

[@teckmenglee8060]

Treat the problem at the root. It is investment policy of UK that fuels this problem and it will only get worse. Remove investment houses that purchases houses for rent and capital gains.

[@joelgoldsmith4747]

Frightening stuff aye and the future sure enough looks - BLEAK!😟😢

[@LeakedWisdom808]

Unless........ the WEF "Young Global Leaders" behind the implementation of this sinister agenda (UN Agenda21) are exterminated like the cockroaches they are. @@joelgoldsmith4747

[@paulmessenger9836]

Brits need to understand the country has no money if everyone doesn't contribute the system can survive

[@Laura-dw1hq]

My family and I been sleeping in a tent for almost a month now. It really is terrifying. We both work things are just extremely hard rn.

[@kjpcgaming9296]

Imagine being the ones that had to live in tents knowing that some people got to live in a hotel. ugh.

[@smeeyaali2996]

Imagine living in tents , and your surroundings by 5 star hotels in the heart of Paddington!! FACT!!!!

[@deadeyes4626]

That’s me been working in a bar since I was way too young to even be working but I’m too unwell now cause of this I think And Literally an hour ago my landlord said he was basically evicting me from my own country in winter cause English people moved over and didn’t like me as I have autism and heart issues makes me extremely blunt/honest and some may see this as rude but I try and I keep to myself cause of this I know how I can be conserved too be rude by people but I try and stay kind despite constant death threats by them but when you have nothing and no one and every1 is just telling you what to do + more hard than people think like as you say although you are the minority I don’t even tell people cause I just get beat up/stabbed when I’ve been homeless in the past and I just get given a assult pamphlet by police 😂

[@Defia1]

I was one of them in the pandemic I reached out to my mp priti Patel but she done nothing

[@smeeyaali2996]

@@Defia1 oh my, MP PP, done nothing.... any surprise!!? 😔

[@deadeyes4626]

@@user-ur3nh8rz3bWelsh?first language🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@abumaalik9272]

This report really shows the reality that this issue is affecting all types of people. Sick of seeing those silly comments where people blame single mothers for their choices, because this report shows there are father and couples who are going through the same thing. This is affecting all of us!

[@Doncorleone47]

I get your point but at the same time it’s the responsibility of young people and young parents to know their financial situations so really it’s kind of their fault the situation there in I’m young and yeah I’d like to have children but not until I’m absolutely sure I’m financially sustainable to pay and bring up my children or child people that have kids with no job no money and no sustainable life with housing are simply stupid people

[@abumaalik9272]

@@Doncorleone47 oh here we go...

[@abumaalik9272]

@@Doncorleone47 if inflation goes out of control and then so does interest rates and therefore rent a few years after having children, then how is it your fault? Are people supposed to be wealthy enough to manage absolutely any financial crisis and cost of living crisis?! Quite impossible. Let's ignore lizz truss and quazi mini budget disaster, let's ignore major mismanagement by government, all the dodgey ppe contracts, millions claimed back on credit cards for MPs, 5 star subsidised meals in the houses of parliament and the list goes on

[@carolyndymond4065]

It is affecting so many people, but if I say anything, then people say it's not true. My granddaughter had a lovely flat and after 4 years she couldn't pay the rent because it had trebled. It's not fair that the landlords can do this it's just greed on the landlords part. I live in West Yorkshire, and 1 bedroom flats in rough areas are going for over a thousand pounds a month it's totally unfair and ridiculous. Whereas just over a year ago the same flat was 375 per month. That flat has trebled, and it needs to stop. The flat my granddaughter left was empty for 10 months after she left, and the landlord, if he'd been reasonable, could have got another 10 months rent.

[@designbystu]

@@Doncorleone47 right now, if you have a 7 year old, you may have decided to start a family when you had a salary to support one... since then several challenges have happened back to back, brexit, inflation, energy crisis, covid... This is on top of any personal challenges they may well have been preparing for but that money they had doesn't pay for as much anymore. Wages are not going up with inflation. This is not as simple as everyone that is struggling is just reckless...

[@florinG]

It’s obscene how the government sends foreign aid and builds floating buildings for those who come here illegally but fails to help its own people😢

[@raninazreen5718]

Where does it state that they need to help you at all. This lady chose to have three kids. Where are the dads of them. Not government job to do anything. Only for the very special able or pensioners should government be supporting.

[@time4change878]

The lack of empathy and insight to real life is truly staggering. What a disgusting piece of human waste you are. Obviously never had to deal with lifes problems one day in your life.@@raninazreen5718

[@ianhill4585]

The law that states we should help everyone who floats over on a dinghy needs repealing too.---Its just a magnet, we have our own - we don't need imports.

[@AdeDueDamballa.]

This is why we should refuse these illegal immigrants because we need to house the people of this country first.

[@2011hwalker]

A lot of immigrants were positively affecting the economy, they were the cleaners, cooks and builders of the country.....stop blaming immigrants for a rigged class system that has existed in the UK for decades and decades. I left the country and never looked back, its rigged. I was a uni graduate and didnt see a path to owning my own property. You try your best but the wages are shite and the houses are comedically expensive.

[@jasonbrown9327]

Not to mention the shocking amount of homes/buildings being used (mainly by european scumbags) as cannibis factories.

[@fayatyagay2845]

How about people from this country abusing this system, living off their rented second third and fourth property or buying houses purely for investment and keeping them empty? It is not the immigrants that ruin this country’s housing, its the home bread greed and benefiting from the situation economically. Look at how many of MPs are landlords!

[@MrEpz4321]

This is a single mother problem.

[@mst-pierrem5729]

See and people are being call racists for saying that, but it's just logical. There should be a sign saying sorry "WE CAN'T EVEN PROVIDE A PLACE FOR NATIVE" try again in 50 yrs! I mean what's the point of providing for others when we can't even help ourselves?!!

[@jamesthorburn8118]

@RishiSunak and the Conservative Party are to blame. He gives Asylum seekers and illegal migrants priority and decent homes.

[@dulceoliveira9901]

I agree

[@langp6460]

Half right - millions of council homes lost to right to buy, house building rates massively insufficient, economy is in tatters due to tory policy and house prices and rents soaring in turn

[@aizenosaimafidon1119]

This is a false narrative. Everyone is suffering and they’re trying to divide people

[@manazon6945]

This. You have better chances of being taken care of in London if you come in a boat

[@rosahacketts1668]

Don't you think all governments have been doing this? Not just Sunak. I do believe though he is playing 'he will do something about immigration' just to win the next election. I won't be voting for the Conservatives if he stands.

[@irenecoulson3079]

Could just weep for all. No child should ever live this way, especially as their parents are working so hard. Truly hope they find their forever homes

[@ICEJosh1987]

Don't fall for it

[@berniefynn6623]

When we vote reform and kick all the illegals and other third world sc*m out. '

[@victorfernandes83]

True and no adult should be having children if they don’t have the means. If you are still renting you are not ready for children. Wait until your life gets better.

[@berniefynn6623]

@@victorfernandes83 At WHAT POINT is life easier?? Have a job and a mortgage, LOSE job, HOW does the mortgage get paid.

[@olepammy5830]

​@@victorfernandes83Which all sounds very sensible, apart from the fact that as a result of that attitude ( because that is what alot of people are doing) ,our birth rate has fallen to dangerous levels so we are facing a very uncertain future without enough of working age to support those who aren't.

[@b0rg1010]

Yet if you cross the channel illegally you'll be instantly given food, money and accomodation without speaking a word of English. It's disgusting.

[@karateana7593]

Its frightening, the councils are disgusting making people move far away from schools and jobs or be kicked out of hotels.

[@fnfcgdcv15873]

Council houses should never have been sold off in the first place. Here in my town ex council houses are selling between £290-£300k! If you were one of the first to buy in the 80`s you'd be laughing but at the expense of todays working homeless

[@andrewmorton395]

I totally agree with you that's Thacher for you

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

You can’t compared the price point of the 80s and now.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Yup, a terrible policy that this generation are paying for now.

[@andrewmorton395]

To meny billoners and crupt governments

[@serena7418]

@@ChubbyChecker182💯

[@jameshill4911]

There’s something diabolical about the term ‘working poor’.

[@WhoWho569]

Very Victorian isn't?! The UK has regressed, the world has regressed, because evil has fully taken over. The plan started in 2008 and it's reaching its full expression now.

[@psims7342]

i always thought that if a person who works full time has to rely on government hand outs to make ends meet, there is something despicable going on. the government should be shamed for allowing people to be paid so little and the employers should be shamed for paying the absolute minimum, especially for these big companies who pay their chairmen millions

[@ultimatewarrior659]

Would you prefer the term "working kuntz" then?

[@robertedward9456]

More money on the dole how that’s right

[@teckmenglee8060]

Remove refugees from hotels, and use the resources to house or alleviate the suffering of Britons.

[@islandpersuasion4690]

I literally cannot believe my eyes. The government needs to be ran out of office.

[@PuffKitty]

The tent zipper sound means great camping memories for many kids but to just as many, it's the memory of being homeless 😕

[@TheWorldisSoDivided]

Disgraceful government

[@melchezi8818]

Amen

[@christinamitchell3397]

The gov sold all council stock and didn't rebuild the stock, not surprised this situation is what it is. Where did the money go?

[@smeeyaali2996]

Too busy on " part buy part rent scams "

[@Emily-xl2cr]

For anyone in this situation struggling down south : things are better up north and you can still be well connected to major city hubs like Manchester if that’s your thing. Rent can be hovering around 550 to 700 per month for many quite nice flats and terraced houses which would hopefully be affordable for someone on full time pay. You might not have family and friends up here but there’s lots of green space, job opportunity and things to do.

[@theresanolan1157]

common sense..

[@eloiseadjo781]

Come on, there's the same issue in North West of England. Lots of homeless. I don't know where you are living but where are live refugees first.

[@aeolian.cadence]

Not true! I'm writing to you from a hotel room where me and my family have been placed. Good luck finding anything private for the figures you've mentioned. Ten years ago, maybe.

[@nickybrookes1026]

It breaks my heart to see these familys being treated so badly.i hope they find a forever home.x

[@AsMo8888]

They’re all homeless because private rents are scandalous. Something needs to be done about these landlords. Why is a single room in London £700?! Edit: I live in a cheaper part of London, £700 is the starting point.

[@ToxCcc]

Because in the vast land of the UK lots of people seem to want to contain themselves inside within the M25. Planning laws mean we dont build tall enough apartments to house everyone to charge a more affordable price. So it makes London into a playground for the rich and those that bought their houses when they were cheap.

[@stuartfitch7093]

Your right about mentioning london. So much is location. In my northern town the average rent, including houses is £600 pcm. It's a town of low wages so people discount it as a place to live so there's plenty of property for sale or rent. A semi detached house is only £130k and you can buy a terraced house for way less than £100k. Yes wages are lower than other areas but when I'm on only £28k per year, buying my 1800 sq ft, 50s built semi for £70k was no problem even as a sole mortgage holder. Yet people earning double the money than I do can't afford to even rent a place in such as London. Too many people look at London with starry eyes.

[@d3m1tar]

Even more then £700...

[@rufdymond]

Sorry but you are blaming the wrong people - this is down to the government and government policies over decades. It grinds my gears with people constantly blaming landlords……this is exactly what the government pushes, and the people have fallen for it. I’m a renter, but I also understand enough about the rental market to know this is not all down to greedy landlords. Are there greedy unscrupulous landlords, absolutely but they are not the majority. There are multiple reasons why we are in the housing mess we are in today - firstly we don’t build enough houses, and that has been the case for decades. Not only do we not build enough houses, but when we do build houses, they are often the wrong type of property for the people most in need of housing. Also in this country we have a free for all when it comes to foreigners investing in property. Many countries put various restrictions on foreigners when it comes to property ownership, but not here. Foreign investors in large cities like London buy thousands of properties and use them as places to park their money, this artificially inflates prices, and adds to properties being unaffordable for local people. On the subject of Landlords - it is estimated that in 2022 alone 127,000 private rental properties were lost to the market. This year 2023 it is estimated that 10% of private rental properties will be removed from the market…..in 2024 it is expected to get even worse. Landlords are selling up in their droves…..the primary reason; the government. Several years ago the government began to change the way landlords were taxed on rental properties. In some cases the taxes paid by landlords have become so punitive, it has become unviable to keep the property. Some landlords actually ended up paying the government more money in tax than they bought in via the rent. The government were warned that it would result in a mass exodus of landlords, but as they were so keen on pushing the agenda of greedy landlords were the problem, (to cover up their own deficiencies) no one cared that landlords would be taxed more (and why should they) This is only the start….given the hike in interest rates, and even more punitive rules against landlords to come, and it’s going to get much, much, worse….as more landlords sell up, and there are fewer rental properties prices will rise even further. There is no prospect of more houses being built, because the government has no interest in doing so….plus add to that the NIMBYS who are masters of getting new housing developments delayed, or even canceled and the future looks grim. On a final note, it used to be the case that 63% of landlords owned just one property, that figure has now dropped to around 43%. Interestingly the tax changes I mentioned were specifically designed to penalise small landlords of this type. Larger landlords who hold their properties within a business are not affected in the same way by these tax changes……it just so happens that scores of government ministers, and other politicians own large property portfolios held within businesses. They look after themselves but screw over the little guy, more for them, and we all lose as a result. This is far more complex, than the stereotypical greedy landlord…true in some cases, but often a sound-bite used by the government to deflect what’s really going on.

[@foetusleemond4547]

A, because they can, And b, because people will pay it.

[@rosewest5168]

Been there and it's horrible. The fear you feel especially when you have a child. I was top of the list and classed as homeless after my marriage broke down. I applied for my area and was told it could take up to 6 years even though I was at the top of the list. I ended up having to move to a place I'd never been before and it took so long to find it. My son had to change school. But I am eternally grateful. We had a roof over our heads. I never want to be in that situation again. Having to smile to your child when inside your crumbling and your world has fallen apart is one of the hardest things I had to do.

[@jgdooley2003]

Hopefully you were able to get a job in your new area. The big problem is that anywhere that has full employment has very high rents and very low available rentals and anywhere with cheap rents or a lot of available rentals either has poor living conditions or little or no suitable employment. As an Irishman I was shocked at the cost of rail travel in the UK and its increasingly unaffordability for commuting as a way to access affordable rents. The system seems to be set up to get the ordinary worker either by high rents in job rich areas or high commuting costs from reasonably affordable areas. Ireland faces a similar housing problem in that the local councils who traditionally looked after public housing provision have almost ceased operating in that area. A perfect storm of high labour costs, high material and energy costs, lack of trained people willing to work in construction and a totally obstructive and slow planning process has led to this disaster. At one time in the 1990's an average single Irish worker could afford a basic house on 3 times their annual wage. Mortgages were for 20 years, sometimes less. Now the person needs 10 times the average industrial wage and a mortgage for 30 years or more to get the average modern house.

[@RJ-ql6ff]

Brave lady, stay strong for your family!

[@rosewest5168]

@@RJ-ql6ff Thank you ❤️ I'm trying.

[@titanman8302]

I'm glad your life is better now. I hope you don't mind me asking, Are you British? The reason I ask is because this seems to be happening in most if not all industrialized countries. I've seen stories like this in Canada as well. My thought is that corporate greed has taken over even more during and since COVID, and this is the result. I have really come to realize since I retired 10 years ago, how fortunate I am to have a home.

[@rosewest5168]

@@titanman8302 Thank you. Yes I am British. Back in the 80's Margaret Thatcher brought in the "right to buy" meaning people living in authority housing could purchase the property at a big discount. Which at the time would have been great for people I'm guessing to be able to own their own home and have that security but fast forward to now there has been a lack of social housing since. The government haven't built enough social housing meaning the register or waitlist is huge. It has given Private landlords the chance to cash in because of the lack of housing they can charge more, meaning people like myself wouldn't be able to afford to rent privately. It frightened me and I would go as far to say changed me as a person. Before that I was married for 16 years, a stay at home mum and working part time. My marriage broke down. My husband said he would pay the mortgage instead of paying me maintenence for our son and I agreed but he stopped paying the mortgage without me knowing. I had a letter months later from his solicitor saying the house was going to be repossessed and that "You and your son will be removed by bailiffs" My then husband had moved away and in with another woman. He cut contact with his son. It was just a desperate situation and all I could think about was my son. Do I tell him? How can I not tell him but more than anything I didn't want to scare him. The word "bailiffs" scared me. In the UK when you are on the waitlist they use a bidding system. So they put up houses that are available and every Friday you have to place a bid. Whoever is at the top of the list will get offered that property. Hundreds of people bid and sometimes there will be just 5 properties that week. I was top of the list but there were always 60+ people above me bidding on any one property. A property came up one week, in a place I'd never been too, miles from where I lived but I put a bid on it and had to wait till Monday to find out I was successful. I nearly clapsed from the relief. I signed on the Wednesday. Fast forward 3 years we are still here. You never think you will ever be homeless but life can change in a split second. I would be scared to leave here now. If I got into a relationship where it progressed I know it would scare me to move in with someone because of what happened. On a positive note though I consider myself extremely lucky. We made it out before the bailiffs got there ....my son didn't have to go through that or temporary accommodation. We stayed together. We were offered something secure. My son is now working full time and is fiercely independant. I'm still trying to heal from it all but I appreciate things so much. I have alot of empathy towards people who are going through the same. We never think things will happen to us ..until they do.

[@freakinfrugal5268]

Why doesn't the government build public housing? They should build tiny home communities. These young families should move in with the pensioners who are unable to afford both heat and food. Comb9ne their resources so everyone eats, everyone has heat, and everyone has a roof. I am not saying to force them together, but people could sign up for such a program. I have seen so many documentaries about pensioners being so miserable and cold and hungry and lonely. They might enjoy having a young family around.

[@dmcfcthiscityisblue1]

That's bang out of order 3 young kids with a young single mother who works and is trying her hardest but yet she has to go through hell and back.

[@SalfordSoldier-lv4su]

Well done to the interviewer. Very good set of questions and called the council boss out about her pushing her "problems" onto other councils

[@jonwoodmass2849]

That cllr does not care one bit

[@jacquelinebailey3637]

It's called passing the buck. We should all stop paying our taxes. Put all these councillors out of work and see how they manage.

[@SalfordSoldier-lv4su]

@@jacquelinebailey3637 unfortunately that idea would never work, in practice. You can't stop paying a tax that you never had a choice to pay in the first place, for example income tax.

[@XORTION]

That councillor looked about 15 yrs old and barely any experience of real life problems I bet.

[@SantaBarbaraBiking]

@@ballondorson488the interviewer was being kind of a dick to her

[@karenfoster149]

So,our own working people are living in a tent with kids ..while grown men are housed in hotels given free food etc this government needs to do something fast ..

[@balsdsa]

This is what we deserve. We are being taken for a ride.

[@sutty85]

Exactly... Back of the queue.

[@thefoolonthehill9862]

Plenty of homes for illegals though?..... I've seen plenty of illegals being housed in my old area, I spoke with them & they said they had come over on small boats..... I have loads of friends with families who are homeless 3+ years waiting for a council property!..... I don't think the people will stand for this much longer, peoples kids being left without a home will make parents angry at those being put straight into properties from luxury hotels!!!

[@buskingkarma2503]

Meanwhile in a small village in the North of Britain here,,,they just gave all of the best council houses to young economic immigrants,and even done them up with new kitchen units decorated and furnishings,before they moved in! There was several local people who have grew up here,including an old man who is now homeless,two hard working single mothers and other worthy people,who put in for those houses as well,but they were rejected!😐

[@ButterflySims]

This is so disturbing. It is insane that no feasible housing is available, despite the parents working full time - so sad, especially for the kids growing up in such unstable environments 😢

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

We have a population of almost 70 million crammed on this Island, what do you expect? The population is ruining this country and people have to wake up otherwise we’re finished.

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Build morecouncil houses preferably not on green belt land along with new build modest houses We do not need large luxious houses being built which are being but now. Someoeoplecriticise smaller homes rabbit hutches they say but a home is a home plenty of posher houses for well off people to buy build for the less well off. Small but decently built houses when I see estates lizury 4 and 5 beds I get annoyed But the truth is we have allowed our population to grow to much and yes I'm.blaming too much our population shouldn't be more than 55 to 58 million not 67 million for our small size. That's just commonsense is t it really not being against foreigners like a another video said working people should be hoped more.poor couple earning just too much to get benefits a decent famy.on the other hand millions dint work and don't intend to and they get their housing paid for and loads of other perks support hard working g families on a low wage

[@hmq9052]

​@@tenniskinsella7768Study hard at school. Get a well paid job. If you didn't do that this was bound to happen 🤷

[@vendettarising]

😂😂😂😂😂 enjoy it, i called this several years ago but you mugs keep voting

[@incorectulpolitic]

@@ballondorson488 Condoms/birth control/sterilisation is the only solution.

[@janeregan2930]

And yet they can spend millions a day housing illegal immigrants, they need to get their priorities right

[@isobel8796]

AGREED

[@seagrey75]

Indeed, but the elites don’t care about locals! They look just after profit if you know what I mean.

[@sparklingwater1430]

So you’re entitled to a house based on your percentage of melanin

[@isobel8796]

@@sparklingwater1430 Grow up.

[@maryhughes3044]

Surely it is not beyond our ability as councils or gov to find easily constructed homes whether it be lodges/containers/flat pack along the lines of post war pre-fabs.Some are still usable today.

[@phillpotts9047]

How the hell did we get here! Is this how we treat our own that are working and paying taxes. This is absolute disastrous for our country. We need to ban the idea of paying six months rent or a years rent in advance, this shouldn’t be allowed. Sad to say, but this country is sadly dwindling down the wrong road looking after the wrong people.

[@iveneverseenahealthyvegan.9885]

So Many Homeless Charities, Creating Jobs. So Many Homless People Forgotten. The Charities Need To Be Audited.

[@saffronsolo9668]

It is unbelievable that illegal immigrants can be housed but British families are homeless or in unsuitable accommodatio, even when they are working.

[@Zuok04]

Always the one person was waiting for this comment 😂

[@Zuok04]

They aren’t working good enough jobs cause they have no skills or qualifications

[@residentoftherealm]

​@@Zuok04not just one comment. Many others feel the same.

[@xsentfromuk8938]

Your wrong the masses are awake. ​@Zuok04

[@ylangdon61]

​@Zuok04 well how is he wrong? Fact is govs have a legal duty to help "asylum seekers" but the same doesn't apply to normal people. This is why you see this disparity. The laws need changing as they are clearly abused.

[@ruthlee3916]

This is awful. We can find houses for people coming into uk but not for our own people. It's really not how it should be this day and age!

[@mickeyminime7556]

I've been looking for a place to live for years. 35 years old and i'm still stuck at home. I was working in retail doing 40hours with over time and simply not enough to rent. I'd be in such a worse off position if i ever had kids. We have more people than we do homes.

[@jon-xd7tl]

"We have more people than we do homes." You are right. Demand for housing is growing faster than supply.

[@GlitzyWitch]

This is awful, i was privately renting for years until the rent started going up and up, my rent ended up surpassing my wages! And on tip of that my council started charging me bedroom tax!! That was 10 years ago, i had to move to a different county to my family, i dont see them anymore, its made me so ill i cant work anymore. The biggest problem was letting people buy their council houses, and giving them away to asylum seekers!!! Those poor people, they need to stop these rising rent prices, this country has gone to the fing dogs!!! That council womam has no idea!!!!!

[@Rocco27274]

My landlord has informed me he's selling the house I rent off him , no fault Eviction, and yet the council can't help me , my mum lives with me who has dementia got two small children there is no help , this will be my family in a month

[@Thai.Farang]

Are you suggesting that your landlord has no right to sell his own home?

[@michellerose1190]

@@Thai.Farang Wtf! Jojo didn't say any such thing. Grow up!

[@langp6460]

@@Thai.Farang try reading it again 🤦‍♀

[@cheesball96]

@@Thai.Farangyou’re as thick as mince mate

[@italianstallion9170]

it's a no fault eviction ie he paid his rent on time, didn't cause trouble, etc.@@Thai.Farang

[@planesteve]

This program touches my heart, I take things for granted to see a young boy just glad to go to the park with a ball at his feet and other families struggling I'm in tears.

[@MIGHTYRIVERS19]

YES VERY SAD

[@soniastjules]

Where is the father (or fathers) of her three children? Don't they have to be forced to take responsibility??

[@brigittebeltran6701]

​@@soniastjulesThat is what I am wondering! 😡

[@lindayoung9834]

I certainly didn’t feel the council leader felt at all sympathetic toward a family losing their support network.

[@Lucienne-zz1sw]

There is also significant mismanagement of council housing by some councils. There are people who should be moved on or who should never have got it in the first place, with huge numbers in real need languishing on housing lists for years.

[@tat1790]

The system is an absolute disgrace. I’ve had to move to an area away from my family because I couldn’t afford the increase in rent. It’s very hard and stressful to find another home. I only managed it because my parents were guarantors and I’m 52!!! It’s an absolute joke.

[@cathihargaden1608]

In the 80’s we all had to move south for jobs paying high rents high scruffy train fares breaking up families that’s what happens when you’re forced to migrate 😮

[@Eheh980]

This is my families reality in the next 8 weeks. We have 2 autistic children, the landlord wants the property back and there is absolutely nothing available to rent. The lady at the council told me you wont find private rentals, the landlords are taking them back and renting high in the private sector. Its awful. You have to wait for the balliffs to attend and collect the keys thats the advice we are given.

[@Myview246]

My heart broke for all of them especially the guy who said he was su icidal and had to call the hotlines a few times. 😥they will all get a home soon. My family went through this when I was young. You never stay homeless forever. Its a waiting game. You just gotta wait it out even if it does take years.

[@smeeyaali2996]

Absolutely disgusting!!!

[@yourmasyourda7995]

Isn't it and especially people that shouldn't be here given houses I'm so ffffing angry

[@geoffreymollart7311]

For me the blame lies partially with Gordon Brown. When he said we would spend our way out of the financial crisis, Stoke-on Trent went on a building project which built huge warehouses that took years to lease. Why did he not spend money on housing, he knew Labour had an immigration policy that brought many people to the UK.

[@chrisd5964]

​@@geoffreymollart7311Why has nothing been done in the 13 years since Brown? Why has immigration trebled in the last 13 years?

[@sonyasmith1991]

@@chrisd5964 To create the problem we have today. It is up to us the people to demand something is done but no one ever does, until it directly affects them.

[@chrisd5964]

@@sonyasmith1991 What are you doing to demand this then?

[@sarahgriffin8288]

This will be me with my son in a few months. Work full time but carnt afford to rent privately.

[@smeeyaali2996]

It's probably putting you more in dept...... even if you worked full time..... they will advice you to move where its cheaper, out in the middle of no where !!!!!

[@mistygranger4849]

I’m sorry to hear this. I hope you and your son find somewhere soon 💙

[@jakesmith-bs4jd]

Bless you and your son Sarah 🙏🏻❤

[@sarahgriffin8288]

Thank you for all your kind messages. I don't normally post my life on Internet but this situation is so bad now. I've always worked, never asked goverment to house me. Why I have been in private renting for 14 years. Never missed a payment. Played by the rules and paid my taxes and this is what happens. I have tried to fix my situation and I'm not getting any where. Tried to up my hours but still don't earn enough. I don't have any family to move back into so I could save for a mortgage. Carnt private rent as don't earn enough and no affordable houses. So tell me what am I supposed to do. Alright for mps they don't have to worry about things like this. They get paid a high wage and can get a second house with our taxes. If this isn't social cleansing I don't know what is.

[@MarianLivingLife]

It depends where you live. I work part-time plus run a business and I’ve only ever rented privately over the past 20 years. Landlords have and will always increase rent. Inflation will always exist. We’re living in an era where sacrifices and tough choices have to be made by everyone

[@a-bootiful-mind6648]

I've literally just bought a tent due to falling for the section 21 notice after renting privately for my entire life and so has a mate. One piece of advice I will give anyone facing this is to take no notice what you read online as it will give you false hope. It will tell you to explain to your council about your illnesses and they will be more likely to help, nonsense. It tells you online to explain how important your pet is to you and that some councils can offer you temporary accomodation for you and your pet, again nonsense and they simply tell you to get rid of your pet end of. The fact is there are more than enough homes for each and every UK citizen and so who is filling these homes I wonder...

[@SpiritualBabe101]

Go for it girl! Move and get settled. Wishing these families the best

[@dannysimons206]

Well done interviewer. Didn’t let her just weasel out of taking some responsibility on behalf of the council

[@trishkearney]

All these single men alone, without women. I wouldn't want to consider what that could mean for women. I don't think they have considered any of the repercussions of this invasion of mostly men between 20 - 40.

[@hjc9114]

​@@trishkearneyinvasion of men? What are you talking about? Men are not the problem here, tories are

[@trishkearney]

@hjc9114 one problem, the invasion of England. When will they be stopped?

[@SevenEllen]

Here here!@@hjc9114

[@hjc9114]

@@trishkearney everyone in this video is English

[@Laura55sere]

I brought my children up to be grateful for the roof over their head, no matter what pay the rent. When my daughter had rent to pay, I used to feed her until she got back on her feet . Currently got a friend age 76 who is shortly to be made homeless, dire position to be in at that age.

[@joycegibbs5267]

unless you're an illegal migrant, they don't care.

[@markhorton8578]

In the last few months 6000 properties have put tenants out through no fault of the tenants and that's just the reported ones.

[@Remediiix]

I’m glad he challenged her statements in the appropriate way. It’s so unfortunate so many people have gone homeless 💔💔

[@joshuaharvey8046]

It’s the same in Australia too. We feel you England.

[@RachelWheeldon]

Doesn't seem to be any housing crisis when it comes to finding accommodation for the thousands of illegal economic imigants . Disgusting how they are treated better than actual uk citizens.

[@connorevans4246]

the governmental failings are scandalous, greed and incompetence! why cant we look after our own citizens, we seem to be able to look after everyone elses! this country is sick

[@henryjohnson-ville3834]

Hey! They need billions for sh!thole Ukraine. 😒😒

[@Paulco67]

This is why you need FAMILY!!! Band together and unite to stave off disaster.

[@bakhytgul4457]

Yes, I also wonder where those people's families are?

[@kAbbie-tu1su]

Blame Thatcher ‘s Right to Buy, councils have not replaced the property sold, many of which have ended up as private rentals.

[@createone100]

That is appallingly unreasonable of Enfield council to expect Mikayla to move far up north or kick her out of the hotel. I simply cannot imagine the stress these parents are under. Clearly, councils and governments have zero concern for mental health. This is really unthinkable.

[@zigzagnemesist5074]

What do you expect from a Labour council? All they care about is housing foreign migrant criminals to meet their “quotas” and please the liberal elites.

[@debbiehenri345]

Yes, especially as she has a job right there. If she goes North, she will have to give up her job, which means that she left work voluntarily - and on what footing does that put her with regard to claiming Universal Credit?

[@janeevans5132]

They have zero concern for the indigenous peoples of the U.K. I have to ask why.

[@jadedwitness9840]

@@janeevans5132they don’t care about anyone mate they only want you to think they care about migrants to get you lots knickers in a twist so you don’t look to them as being the real problem

[@rhyschadwick3269]

​@@janeevans5132don't be that person!!! This is beyond tragic and totally unacceptable. But don't go making it about race and skin colour. The only people we should be directing our anger towards is the government for years of neglect and inactivity.

[@wattbenj]

A nation's character can be seen in how its poor are treated. In this country the poor come even behind the rest of the world. It's horrific. Our economy is turning Victorian again.

[@shsh-he5qg]

But hey slava slava ukraine yes ? 😂

[@chaselee86]

It's much worse than Victorian. UK was the industrial powerhouse in the Victorian period. It was difficult for the poor people but if they worked hard they could survive.

[@tabsntoot]

They can fccck off the lot of them scamming commies

[@user-fm5hj8cq2k]

At least in Victorian Britain they had the workhouses. These days you're expected to work but live in tents in people's back gardens!!!

[@trydowave]

​@@user-fm5hj8cq2kid rather live in a tent vs a workhouse.

[@sloeberdoet]

Glad i have only two children which are almost grown. If i was young today and had to start a family i wouldn't have had children in these days and time. I'm form Belgium and you are seeing the same things here.

[@lynnmwalters7456]

Sweet family God Bless may you find a home asap

[@Chesney_mcr]

THIS IS WHAT THIS COUNTRY HAS TO SHOW. . OUR OWN PEOPLE GOING HUNGRY COLD AND HOMELESS!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WE HAVE IMMIGRANTS COMING OVER LIVING SCOTT FREE!!! TIMES NEED TO CHANGE PEOPLE!

[@barbararice6650]

We were told mass immigration was going to improve our lives not be a extra burden on an already stretched system 😑

[@fmanresurrected6774]

Actually No. more Migrants need to come to live here so you can all leave. Its not your country anymore

[@topfuelteddy]

​@@barbararice6650Who'd have guessed ? .

[@Aksel38]

Your country has exploited yhe countries of the refugees for decades! Why are you suprised now? Study your history please

[@Leleche]

Immigration isn't the problem you imbecile, the government is. Immigration is a necessary part of a functional society. Immigrants work and pay their way like everyone else. Economics isn't your strong suit eh?

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

Maybe the population growing by 9 million in the last 15 years has something to do with it! We are running out of room, houses, money and everything and it’s getting absolutely ridiculous!

[@rickbarnard-uj8hs]

Importing 4 million migrants did not help

[@jon-xd7tl]

How right you are. But why is the population growing when the fertility rate per woman is 1.7? At that rate, the population should be declining .... there must be some other factor at work ... what could it be?

[@jon-xd7tl]

@@rickbarnard-uj8hs Bingo.

[@paulholland5270]

​@@rickbarnard-uj8hsha ha double that 💯😝😆😛😄😅😂🤣😭

[@MAZ732]

What do we expect when illegal migrants are prioritised over British people. In all my life, I never thought I’d see this in the UK. I’m ashamed of our politicians, they are a disgrace to the British people. What craziness are we living in when this happens to your own people! It’s a utter disgrace

[@catherineburn5293]

wow 😳 That journalist was brilliant in the eay he put that Enfield Councillor on the spot with his questions and observations. A rare sight to see in journalism these days

[@mazzy18]

This is truly heartbreaking and shocking that this is actually happening in the UK.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

Well you Voted Brexit 😂😂😂😂

[@joycegibbs5267]

only if you're alright Jack is this shocking. Our out of control immigration was always going to come to a head.

[@kieranfoster8779]

​@@fmanresurrected6774this was going on long before brexit

[@Nova-pr5cw]

so many illegal immigration and migrants came in UK which collided with British culture laws changed and here is the result, from this point I only see the dark future.

[@c3pno]

​@@fmanresurrected6774what's brexit got to do with it 🤔 enlighten me! I didn't vote by the way but in interested in how brexit affects lack of houses

[@papapiers1588]

Can you imagine? It’s like a nightmare. Even the images coming from New York and San Fran…. and it’s getting worse in our own country .

[@sonyasmith1991]

All by design, It's the same all over the world.

[@jennim282]

World problem, too busy invading Iraq 1 & 2 wars....

[@davidk6264]

Here in NZ, we are way ahead of the curve here, Families living in hotels are now normalised.

[@actionjackson7460]

And I thought New Zealand was a socialist paradise.

[@davidk6264]

@@actionjackson7460 I have never heard that claim.

[@leosaura1993]

Living in Sweden this is just chocking disgusting and horrible no wonder people in Britain are becoming cold hearted towards one another.

[@Cxncxnz]

Thankyou for reporting!!! This is fucked up in so many ways there are easily enough houses to go around. Especially for children. Without money you are nothing now.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

Migrants have money and deserve homes in england

[@user-zc4yd9ss7h]

Good report. The fact is this country is falling apart.

[@psims7342]

it already fell apart, now its just the cracks at the seems coming undone to expose it all

[@fmanresurrected6774]

So just leave. Its not your country anymore

[@MrQualitystreet]

Why aren't the government building available houses for god's sake ? God bless these people . Its heart breaking . I was from the generation where I worked and was able to buy my council house . Now people can not get a council home. That is where money needs to be placed. The number of empty buildings can be made in lovely 3 bedroom properties . And help these lovely people .

[@Madskillsuniversity]

This is happening all over the world, while the rich and landlords are getting richer. Governments are doing a bad job in ensuring that hard working people can at least live a modest lifestyle. Sad and shameful. The middle class are now the lower-middle class and the low-middle class are now the working poor. Yet, we keep giving tax dollars away to people who don't and\or won't work? Seriously!?

[@leeriches8841]

I've experienced homelessness since the age of 15 years old- 20 years of it off and on. If it happens again I'll be taking my own life. The PTSD is atrocious and it was so difficult to even get a doctor.

[@kathryncallinan534]

I hope you have a home now❤

[@createone100]

Please, please stay strong. My prayers are with you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕💕💕

[@CEO786]

You just need to focus in finding full time work and got off the drugs and alcohol. There are enough provisions in place to get the support you need from discretionary housing allowance to rental support from the local authority.

[@anne-mariegreenhalgh2835]

Or dentists here in Wales.

[@d3m1tar]

Never take your life , it's always a way! When is hard , just go for a long walk , sit in the park , try to speak to anyone available, go to the church.... Keep strong 💪🏼

[@isaacrobinson3171]

This is really heartbreaking.

[@HeartBreakHigh]

I admire the reporter’s passion. It’s rare to see them genuinely care.

[@sangeetawesley6683]

Very sad😢 No one should be homeless anywhere God gave earth to all humans, animals... We made borders Prayers for all

[@reaperhusk313]

I wonder why that is. While foreign economic migrants flood into the country illegally our own people must take a back seat and suffer. This is horrific and evil.

[@Pemmont107]

It's not the migrants who are the main problem: It's 13 years of heartless Tory rule that's gutted our social services, safety nets and our morality.

[@eloiseadjo781]

In the north west they get new council houses. And British people suffer with lots of homeless on the street. Before it was British come first but now in refugee come first . It really sad.

[@shanonfontaine3252]

Capitalism is the answer says educated aristocrat masters

[@jip230]

This isn’t the fault of immigrants. Much of the desirable housing stock that was part of the counsel house program was sold off under Thatcher and much of the desirable real estate in London is held as piggy banks for laundered international money and is never lived in. The UK government have totally neglected their own people in favor of money laundering and capitalistic goals. This is terrible for families that work full time and live in a tent. Are you kidding?!? Why the people in the uk haven’t gotten torches and pitchforks is beyond me

[@user-kh2wc8nx1f]

@@shanonfontaine3252 Globalist cronyism =/= capitalism

[@georgewhitehall322]

Why is it that people who go to work but struggle to make ends meet get absolutely nothing from our system? Yet those that don’t have a job or contribute to society in any way, they’re the ones that get their backsides wiped for them. Absolutely sickening.

[@voxintenebris6367]

I think that will be a tinderbox in the coming months.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

You are absolutely clueless, nothing but a privileged man speaking from a privileged position

[@lavish_1717]

Your govt keeps accepting all those f oreign m uslims and giving them council homes

[@vendettarising]

because you cretins vote for this

[@Llkolii]

To make us hate eeach other rather than hate those in power

[@jmillar71110]

To think there is almost 35k empty homes in London alone and there's families having to live in tents. This Govt is shameful.

[@minorcadence1]

Wow, this is insane. Working families doing regular jobs and living in a hotel or tent?! Come on now, why isn't the council pressuring the government every day about this? Or subsidising private rent for those who are from the area and work full time?? Even London needs locksmiths, factory workers and hospital staff. It's in the best interest of the area to keep these working people housed where they live and work.

[@lily_m3538]

Disgraceful. This government makes me extremely angry. No empathy or care for anyone apart from themselves.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

VERY GOOD! 😂😂😂. More migrants are deserving than you salty english folks

[@GhastlyCretin]

They seem to care about the non-British

[@fmanresurrected6774]

@@GhastlyCretin Yes. They are suppose to. You hate the government so much yet you keep begging them to help you! Its obvious why they won’t help

[@GhastlyCretin]

@@fmanresurrected6774 What are you babbling about? I don't need anything from the government.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

@@GhastlyCretin you are the one who is babbling. The government don’t owe you anything and don’t own you homes. Go and work. This country is for migrants 👍

[@nailazaman79]

my heart breaks for the kids who are suffering

[@trishkearney]

All those single men, without women. They aren't known for their self-restraint. Their women have to cover themselves from head to foot, lest a man should look upon her. She is to blame for their lack of restraint. Not a very satisfactory cultural mix. Multiculturalism is a farce unless they come to assimilate. And why should they, there is no requirement for that.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

Well you voted BREXIT

[@GizmoGremlinDog]

​@@fmanresurrected6774not all of us did!! Some of us knew that money wouldnt go back to us! It never does.

[@HumansAreShitFactories]

That’s useful.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

@@DingleDangle66 You Voted Brexit. You’re all suffering now 😂😂😂👍

[@davefish8107]

Perhaps we should be looking after our own population instead of sending money abroad and giving Access to hotels for our illegal invasion

[@masonsmith926]

I pray that God helps these people and all the individuals going through the same thing. I pray that God gives them strength and resilience to get through this and I pray that God blesses them with a permanent home

[@TheElizabethashby]

STOP LETTING PEOPLE INTO THE COUNTRY UNTIL YOU SORT THE HOMELESS FAMILIES = DISGUSTING

[@langp6460]

me thinks you read too much sun. the tories have no interest in tackling the causes of poverty and homelessness, even if there was zero immigration (which would be terrible for the economy). It's almost funny that our billionaire prime minister and his billionaire class have managed to convince the country that people with no wealth and no influence are the cause of our problems.

[@designbystu]

The Tories will never stop illegal immigration because they want you to have something else to blame for the way things are, than the government that has been running things for 13 years and running it into the ground for their own personal gain.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

😂😂😂😂😂. You’re contributing to this paying Taxes. More Migrants In!!!

[@lindafox814]

Rents r out of control and r still rising. It’s all causing worry and concern. Even the elderly r becoming homeless, it’s a sad situation for all. 😔😔😔

[@fmanresurrected6774]

Its not your country anymore LEAVE!!

[@terryl858]

We have illegals imagrants staying in hotels rend paid food paid heat paid health paid what is going on and we have indigenous people being made homeless

[@spanishjohn420]

Whilst people who illegally arrive over the channel are put up in 4 star hotels for free with full bed and board...... The Human Rights Act 1998 (which incorporates the ECHR into British law) needs to be repealed, IMMEDIATELY!

[@marje8249]

This is deeply shocking, these poor kids 😢

[@SevenEllen]

Those poor adults as well.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Really need to Bring Back Proper Council Housing.

[@chrissyp2890]

I also think you shouldn't be allowed to buy council houses..

[@nikkijayne4451]

​@@chrissyp2890agree 100 %. And once kids have grown and left. Be moved into a smaller place. So it can be given to another family.

[@maxspurlin2002]

We need to bring back the nuclear family

[@chavzone]

@@maxspurlin2002 We need to bring back wages that can support this, as opposed to two parents barely being able to afford a flat for themselves and one child miles from where they work... But no better sink more money into HS2, instead of creating more jobs in Manchester and more houses in London

[@paulholland5270]

There mostly owed by private corrupt housing associations like gateway housing in Preston Lancashire .there building hundreds of new five star homes here .money from homes England ha ha😂😅😂🤣😭💯there making a fortune in profits those evil housing associations 💯😠💯😠

[@JC_on_a_bike]

This problem wouldn’t have happened if the Tories hadn’t sold all the council houses back in the late 80’s , early 90’s. Absolutely disgusting that ANYONE is homeless, let alone young families. The UK government should be ashamed!

[@stsab484]

Take care. In Amsterdam its the same. And alot of international students coming this year to our city but its do difficult to find a place.

[@MaddieMagdaleneMusic]

Something has to change FAST. Everyone I know including myself fears their rent being put up or being told to leave. No matter what walk of life you are from everyone's finances are so finely balanced right now that anything can tip you into a crisis. It's really scary and needs to be addressed. Where will this end up???

[@deancoupland5923]

Deport the migrants. Demand and supply.

[@LommelFww]

Spot on.

[@SanderSA-ny3lh]

It's not easy to fix: All measures to stop rent increases are doomed as those are meant to cover costs (which are also rising, nobody wants to let to lose money). And even if we somehow magically get all the boomers to remain quiet and stop sabotaging residential development for a while, you can't just build 200K family houses in a year extra. It's not that simple and there's not enough planners, not enough builders, etc.

[@user-dg6bl2ry2y]

This country is broken

[@henryjohnson-ville3834]

Yep! Yet they let in thousands of those sand-dwelling c0ckroachs from middle east. The Royal Family deserves to be hung.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

Then leave. It belongs to the migrants