We were supporting our member Gloria at the High Court this morning. She has a Judicial Review against Lewisham council who have stolen 18 months of her housing waiting list time😡 Thanks to our amazing HASL members for vital court support!🤗✊ We should receive the decision in a few weeks time.

With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024. Read more on our site here: museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...

Sharing a delicious Braza de Reina cake at our busy meeting today to celebrate our member's new 3 bed council home 😋🥳

The family of Ayaan Ali Waeys, a Black Muslim woman who died after giving birth to a stillborn baby, have called for urgent action on racial inequalities in maternity care. An inquest found ‘missed opportunities’ in her treatment. ✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/a...

The inquest for Ayaan Ali Waeys who died two weeks after her daughter was stillborn has concluded that hospital staff missed opportunities to change the course of events. https://www.itv.com/news/london/2025-10-07/sister-hopes-for-change-after-woman-dies-after-childbirth-at-st-thomas-hospital

Our incredible organiser Fowsiyo has been fighting tirelessly to get justice after the tragic death of her sister Ayaan.

Lovely colouring in and drawings at our kids space this morning 👩‍🎨👨‍🎨

Great panel and audience contributions at the Peace and Justice Project Housing talk this afternoon. So much loud support for the council housing revolution we need!👏 And yesterday we participated in a housing workshop at the Anarchist Bookfair. It's been a busy weekend of outreach!

📰Just published! Our report on Jacqueline's legal challenge last week mailchi.mp/5755f3765738...

We were supporting our member Jacqueline this morning for her legal challenge against Southwark council. Her unaffordable rent is leaving her with debts but the council refuse to recognise that she is homeless😠 We are still waiting on the judgement but we will keep you updated.

Over 1.6m children are now impacted by the Two-Child Limit - 11.6% of all children This is a cruel policy that unnecessarily drags children into deeper levels of hardship It needs to go, and the longer it is kept, the greater the scarring effects on children's health and education will be

30 degrees and still fighting the housing crisis!🥵💪💪Thanks so much to all our committed organisers and members for joining our meeting this morning with some travelling across London!

And the Universal Credit bill has passed. Some of the sickest people in the country will suffer needlessly more now. There is no justification, no excuse. Just ugly, cruel choices by ministers too cowardly to tax the wealthy rather than cut the poor. A shameful day for Starmer’s Labour.

Our amazing HASL organisers at our debrief meeting after our busy Saturday meeting - can you spot our 2 month old member who slept throughout the debrief? 👶

Developing guidance on neurodivergent children in TA - Fantastic multilingual community discussion this morning about neurodivergent children and their families’ housing needs led by @housingactionsl.bsky.social

📣Do you have a connection to Southwark? 🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation. 💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...

“The baseline set for the quality of social housing is completely detached from the reality of consumer experience elsewhere. It’s completely inadequate in the 21st century.” Housing Ombudsman: huge rise in complaints about repairs. @housingactionsl.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🚨 1 week to go to respond to Southwark's housing waiting list consultation - use HASL's online form!📝 🗣️Do you live in Southwark or have a connection to Southwark? ✍️the link to our online form with HASL's template answers is here forms.gle/ZTpCwvd3R4cF... 🇪🇸en español aquí forms.gle/crgsms7t3umj...

Our monthly newsletter is here ready for your bank holiday reading! ☀️🗞 mailchi.mp/0e965707a7a7...

📣Do you have a connection to Southwark? 🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation. 💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...

Over half of a London borough’s larger council homes were let to families outside of the bidding system in the second half of last year. A housing support group says it means there is 'no guarantee' council homes are going to those most in need. www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

Pleasure to help!!

🥳Eviction stopped! A HASL family were facing a no-fault eviction from their private rented home. With the help of @southwarklawcentre.bsky.social @jogilvieharris.bsky.social the judge threw out the landlord's case and our members have won more time in their home! Hurray for landlord licensing!

🐣Some great Bank Holiday reading in our latest newsletter which is full of housing organising, victories, and news from South London and beyond! mailchi.mp/e5bb391a328a...

Our HASL newsletter for March is finally here! 📰🏡❤ We've got loads of important news and updates on South London housing organising! (And sometimes beyond!) Read, share, and sign up to receive it directly to your inbox! mailchi.mp/e5bb391a328a...

Important research published in The Guardian today supporting our long-term campaign on the desperate need for 3, 4, 5 bed family-sized council homes!💪🏡❤️ www.theguardian.com/society/2025... 📸Peter Marshall

⚠️Child poverty has reached a new record high. 1 in 3 children living in deep poverty are migrant children. That's not a coincidence. Hostile and punitive immigration rules are driving migrant families into poverty at a disproportionate rate.

Child poverty has reached a new record high with 4.5 million children falling below the poverty line in the year to April 2024.

Our new analysis shows child poverty will rise even higher on this government’s watch - to 4.8m by the end of this parliament (2029/30) - unless it takes urgent action including scrapping the two-child limit in its forthcoming child poverty strategy and stepping back from benefit cuts.

◆Firth, Robert, 2025, "Families Concern Over Apparent Drop in Large Council Homes Available", Southwark News, March 21, 2025, (southwarknews.co.uk/featured/fam...). @housingactionsl.bsky.social

🗣️Lambeth council - where are the homes? Last year, there was a drastic reduction in 3 and 4 bed social homes on Lambeth's bidding system with no explanation - the explanation the council has finally offered is really absurd! Lambeth residents deserve honesty! southwarknews.co.uk/featured/fam...

South London families stuck on a council's housing waiting list for over a decade have expressed concern about an apparent drop in the number of larger social homes available to bid on. www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

📰More great coverage in the @bigissue.com of our member Sonia's important homeless appeal victory over Hackney council. Powerful testimony from the family of the difficulties living in cramped temporary accommodation and calling for council homes for all! www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

Enfield council ended the homeless duties of 115 families making them destitute. This is a political choice by the council to end homeless support to their most vulnerable residents. As the stats show Enfield are unique in pursuing this devastating policy www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Labour-run Enfield council left 100 families homeless after they refused to relocate

NEW: Labour-run Enfield council left more than 100 families homeless without support last year after they refused to be relocated outside the borough The council wants to buy housing around Liverpool to relocate homeless families there By me, for the Observer www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Enfield council ended the homeless duties of 115 families making them destitute. This is a political choice by the council to end homeless support to their most vulnerable residents. As the stats show Enfield are unique in pursuing this devastating policy www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

◆Geraghty, Liam, 2025, "Single Mum Forced to Share Bed with Daughter in 'Severely Overcrowded' Flat Wins Legal Battle", Big Issue, March 14, 2025, (www.bigissue.com/news/housing...). @housingactionsl.bsky.social

📰More great coverage in the @bigissue.com of our member Sonia's important homeless appeal victory over Hackney council. Powerful testimony from the family of the difficulties living in cramped temporary accommodation and calling for council homes for all! www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

HASL bloc at the amazing International Women's Day Feminist Strike yesterday ✊ ❤

Mother and daughter forced to sleep in living room after council puts homeless family in one-bed flat

London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city

Now Hackney council must finally do the right thing and find the family bigger temporary accommodation in their local community! 🏡 📨Please help us to keep the pressure on Hackney council - send them an email in support of Sonia's family using our quick online tool actionnetwork.org/letters/hack...

🥳Victory! Sonia won her homeless appeal at court yesterday! Hackney council's temporary accommodation decision was found to be unlawful! Read more about Sonia's case here! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... 📨email Hackney council actionnetwork.org/letters/hack...

📣Write to Hackney council to tell them severe overcrowding is not 'suitable'! ✍️ Hackney council is going to court on Thursday to argue that Sonia, her 17 + 12 year olds can live long-term in seriously overcrowded conditions 😡 This is an attack on homeless rights! actionnetwork.org/letters/hack...

Hundreds of people came out on Saturday to raise the alarm on the housing emergency and demand that Southwark council stop doing dodgy deals with property developers! Thank you @shapecoalition.bsky.social for organising such a strong and beautiful community protest!

Love these ❤️😍 See you tomorrow! 📣✨

Southwark residents - see you on Saturday for @shapecoalition.bsky.social housing emergency march! ✊🏘❤️ Join us to demand that Southwark council stop doing dodgy deals with property developers and make sure our communities have the high-quality 3, 4, 5 bed council homes we need!

Lovely lino prints from our kids space today - making posters for the Southwark housing emergency protest next Saturday organised by @shapecoalition.bsky.social 💪✊🏡❤