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Many suffer breathing problems because of damp conditions, say Shelter and Crisis, after survey in three areas of England
The formerly homeless are increasingly trapped in homes riddled with damp and infested with rodents after ministers gave councils powers to force those without a roof over their heads into rented accommodation rather than wait for a council house, a report by Britain's biggest housing charities has found.
In the largest investigation of its kind, Shelter and Crisis followed 128 households in three regions of England – east and south-east London, Greater Manchester, and East Sussex – over 19 months.
The charities found that the homeless had been housed in "shocking" conditions often at the mercy of "unresponsive" and at times aggressive landlords who threatened eviction if tenants complained.
Damp and mould........more
The formerly homeless are increasingly trapped in homes riddled with damp and infested with rodents after ministers gave councils powers to force those without a roof over their heads into rented accommodation rather than wait for a council house, a report by Britain's biggest housing charities has found.
In the largest investigation of its kind, Shelter and Crisis followed 128 households in three regions of England – east and south-east London, Greater Manchester, and East Sussex – over 19 months.
The charities found that the homeless had been housed in "shocking" conditions often at the mercy of "unresponsive" and at times aggressive landlords who threatened eviction if tenants complained.
Damp and mould........more
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