Cinzia D'Ambrosi

Siblings in a crammed accommodation.

Stories of people in inadequate, claustrophobic,bad housing that are all too common in the UK.

The Other Half is a collection of photo stories exposing the realities of women and children in hidden homelessness in Britain. The project captures their lives of displacement, unsuitable living spaces. Women and children have been hit hard from the economic crisis and lack of homes. Many are left in unprotected and vulnerable situations following marriage breakdown, domestic abuse etc. Their presence among those homeless and in temporary shelters are in large numbers.

Homelessness is a vast problem in the UK exacerbated by a growing poverty and shortage of housing. With nowhere to go, millions are forced to live in temporary accommodations and in overcrowded and inadequate conditions whilst on council housing waiting lists. The project Transitional captures these grim realities allowing the viewer into the lives of Britain's hidden homeless: people stuck in hostels, B&B and temporary flats. It represents a dramatic crisis because many are left in temporary, provisional situations for an unacceptable long time. Some had been in limbo for two years or more, and that has a lot of physical and psychological repercussions for them. The impact is great.