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Homeless mums occupy London flats to highlight housing crisis
Focus E15 Mothers group says plenty of available homes in local area
Homeless mums have occupied a boarded up block of flats to highlight the number of empty homes and number of people in need of social housing.
Focus E15 Mothers began the occupation on Sunday night after they were booted from the east London hostel they lived in with their small children when it was closed down due to council budget cuts.
Instead of being offered new homes, the young mothers were advised to find private accommodation or accept being relocated away from the capital.
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