Newham council forcing people in temporary housing to move to worse, cheaper housing

I’ll be posting a podcast on this soon, but here’s the story for now: A source tells me that Newham council is moving people who are in temporary housing into much worse temporary housing – to save money. Some families have children and disabled family members. The plan is to move tens and even hundreds of people into cheaper housing this way. The council is not polite as it goes about this. People say things start with a call from a random mobile number. They’re told by council officers that they must move to the cheaper places immediately or the council will make them homeless. Some officers tell people that they have to move because their landlord wants them to go – but their landlord says it is fine for them to stay. Very poor conditions The cheaper housing is chosen by the council. People have told me that the housing is often in very bad condition. Families with children have no hot water and broken boilers. Some of the places have no furniture, washing machines or fridges.…