"The carpet is rotten, there's a problem with mice and the neighboursplay loud music. There's also been blokes shouting at my teenagedaughter and hanging around outside asking for her phone number."Welcome to a day in the life of Michelle, a 35-year-old mother of three,who lives with her children in temporary accommodation after fleeingfrom her violent partner.
Their home, a three-bedroom flat in Camberwell, London, is in a sorrystate. As well as being overrun with mice, it's also infested withcockroaches.
The boiler broke down shortly before Christmas leaving Michelle and herchildren without hot water or heating. The children were unable toshower and so didn't go to school.
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