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Family housing |
05ÌýNovemberÌý2004 |
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WillÌýnew legislation address the problem of overcrowded family accommodation?
Would you call two adults and two children living in a one bed-room flat overcrowded? Up until now the Government hasn't which meansÌý families living in these sorts of conditions can't get on lists for rehousing.Ìý
A new Housing Bill is about to become law. One of the most significant changes it will make is a redefinition of overcrowding in family homes.
The charity Shelter estimates that one in ten children live in overcrowded conditions, which affects their health and well-being and that of their parents.
Karen Buck, the MP who is pressing for redefinition of overcrowding visits a single mother and her three children who live in a flat with a single bedroom.
Martha talks to Professor Anne Power of the LSE about how the new standards of accommodation should be decided .
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