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Children's Rights Associate at @HRW. Housing, child poverty, and socio-economic rights.
Jan 17, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
🚨New research 🚨 out on families living in temporary accommodation in London - @HRW & @ChildhoodTrust

I have heard shocking stories from across London. In one of the richest cities in the world, children are living in uninhabitable housing.

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hrw.org/news/2022/01/1… London has a homelessness problem, with 10 times more homeless families in temporary accommodation than the rest of England, including 86,000 homeless children. London also has the highest child poverty rate in the country.