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"Some London councils pay millions of pounds to intermediary companies to provide often-unfurnished flats or houses hundreds of miles away, sending families in one-way taxis to unfamiliar places sometimes in the dead of night."

This is a disgrace and exacerbates tensions over housing, fuelling the far right in northern towns.

#Homelessness #Housing #London

Vulnerable families illegally ‘dumped’ hundreds of miles away by London councils | Housing | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/07/vulnerable-families-illegally-dumped-hundreds-miles-away-london-councils