‘UNFIT’ COUNCIL HOME ‘MADE MY CHILDREN ILL’

Nearly 11,000 tenants have claimed compensation for damp, leaks and damage in their council homes.

Local authorities in England have paid out more than £35m in compensation and legal fees in the past five years to people living in “unfit” homes.

The number of “disrepair” claims has risen despite a two-thirds fall in the number of “unfit” homes since 2011.

Full story: BBC News