Investigation has discovered nearly £1bn taxpayer’s money paid by local councils to private landlords, management companies and letting agents since 2019 to provide temporary accommodation in England and Wales.
Private companies making millions of pounds housing homeless families in “appalling” conditions are to be urgently investigated by the government, following an ITV News expose of the industry.
The investigation has discovered nearly one billion pounds of taxpayer’s money has been paid by local councils to private landlords, management companies and letting agents since 2019 to provide temporary accommodation in England and Wales.
ITV News found children living in homes with broken windows, chronic mould and damp and cracked ceilings.
In Birmingham, one mother has taped black bin liners in the windows to stop a constant draught.
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