No place to call home

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Aibu to feel so depressed watching this this evening. Women trying to hold it together and kids suffering through lives perpetually in turmoil , disrupted lives, battling mothers. Fundamentally let down by absent fathers and a failing social system.

YANBU. I'm not watching it though...what's it about? Homeless families?

YANBU. That poor woman having to keep it together for her four children whilst living in one bug infested room for 15 months .

I'm aware there is a shortage of social housing nationwide, but London does seem to be in a league of it's own. Maybe because the leap between social housing rent & private rent is so vast?

Yes. Programme follows a couple of mothers with kids. It's focusing on the impact of homelessness and temporary housing on kids and it's pretty heartbreaking to watch. Compulsory viewing for policy makers and politicians I would say. And an insight into some of the causes of disaffection in children and teenage problems later on

Third children made me cry. After all they'd been through and the littlest thing still made them happy.

But I did notice no father involvement shown at all. Assuming it wasn't cut out in editing. Though also noticed none of the children mentioned a Dad, not even a when Dad was here…

Says it all doesn't it. Oh and the lady's whos HB wasn't been paid, she was clearly due it so where did it go? And who lets a bill of £3000+ build up without a 'we haven't got any money from you this month? Is there an issue?' . .

It did feel like she was been set up to fail, to keep her in the hostel.

Aw I missed this,...will watch tommorrow on catch up sounds grim Santa

I felt desperately for them too, but I can't really understand why they don't move completely out of London.

It is grim. The people featured are all so lovely too. It's so unfair.

Was very depressing viewing. Makes me realise how lucky we are. I couldn't imagine being in their shoes :(

I think it's often easier for policy makers to de-personalise social housing matters and to forget the impact on children who don't choose their situation and to demonise the mothers involved. I think the programme was helpful in reminding us of how bureaucracy and the system is failing these children. They don't get their childhoods back.

It did feel like she was been set up to fail, to keep her in the hostel.

DH said it sounded deliberate.

I got really annoyed at the missing dads as well as whats happening with this system.

And the woman and her kid who had to move out cos the landlord wouldnt fix the boiler was deemed to have made herself intentionally homeless. Where were Social Services..

If she had been spending money on drugs/fags/booze instead of heating her home they would have been on her back quick enough.

But its ok when its the landlord doing it to them

Such a lump in the throat documentary. The mums were brave,proud and strong. The mum trying to hold down an open university course and cope with being homeless and sofa surfing is one tough cookie. It saddened me that her little boy had the weight of the world on his small shoulders. Ffs it's a basic human need and right to have a suitible roof over their heads.
No sign of the Fathers on the scene either which is very telling how easy it is for some men to escape their responsibilities. Those mums were struggling and kids were suffering and I do hope that all in government see this and make life easier not harder anymore in these situations.

Shows how misogynistic these policies are.

I thought it was awful that the children were worrying about adult problems and felt so sorry for both families.The oldest girl in the family was a sensible girl, and seemed to share the burden with her mum.i am glad the families got a home in the end. It's a disgrace that people have to live like that, and yes I too noticed no dads around to share the worries.

I feel very strongly that men who are completely non contributory , should face prison , It should be a criminal offence. I think this programme might make me scream at the TV.

It was very sad.