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TheOtherHalf

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  • Linda’s eviction is one of about 38,000 taking place each year in England and Wales
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  • “I don't have enough money. Everything on top of you…you do the best you can. Yet, you face an eviction and I am left to plead my case." Linda, 2014
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  • Linda is originally from Trinidad. Her daughter was born in the UK and goes to a school near their home. They have been living in a limbo for the last seven years waiting for their case to be reviewed by the Home Office.
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  • Y. in the corridor of his home for the last six years in the morning of the eviction.
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  • “I often stay in the flat for three to four days in a row.” Frieda is a single mother of two children. She suffers from depression following her precarious housing condition. She was moved to the council of Newham, miles away from her web of support.
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  • Samantha was offered two hostel rooms by Newham council but she says that she ‘had to run away” as the rooms were “filthy to the point that the bed had unwashed and stained covers, broken wardrobe and mould everywhere”.
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  • Eventually, Samantha turned to her mother for help. She and the baby slept on the couch and her older sons shared the bedroom with Samantha’s mother. Samantha was offered two hostel rooms by Newham Council but she says that she “had to run away” as the rooms were “filthy to the point that the bed had unwashed and stained covers, broken wardrobe and mold everywhere.”
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  • “I get panicky. I often stay in the house for three to four days in a row. “ F. <br />
F. is a single mother of two, suffering from severe depression, in need of support yet she was housed miles away from her web of support.
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  • Samantha is a single mum of three children that became homeless after her landlord gave her an eviction notice. The council of Newham did not fulfil his duty to house her. She become homeless. With no-where to go, Samantha has relied on friends and family for support, coach surfing in various homes. In this photo, Samantha is holding her infant child outside her mother's flat.
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  • Linda's mother is 71 years old and suffers from diabetes. She is totally dependent on her daughter.
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  • In November 2014 Linda receives a notice of eviction. She has no-where to go.
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  • “Trying to preserve normality is also very hard” Francesca, January 2014.
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  • There is no space for living, just two beds to sleep on.
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