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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · 1d

HASL shut down Lambeth’s housing office over bullying tactics!💥

Over 150 HASL members descended on Lambeth council's civic centre on the wettest day of the year!💪

Read our report here mailchi.mp/2160f92c871e...

A large group of HASL members protesting outside Lambeth council's Civic Centre with banners and placards and umbrellas due to the rain.

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · 4d

On the most rainy day of the year, over 150 HASL families descended on Lambeth council's housing office to demand an end to the latest bullying tactics the council are targeting at homeless people.

You can read our letter here housingactionsouthwarkandlambeth.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/o...

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · 20d

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.

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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 26d

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...

Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness

We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...

museumofhomelessness.org

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · 26d

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...

Ayaan Ali Waeys’ death followed missed opportunities — coroner

Ayaan Ali Waeys died of natural causes, coroner concludes, but says medics had chances to ‘change course of events’

hyphenonline.com

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Leigh Day @leigh-day.bsky.social · 26d

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

Sister hopes for change after woman dies after childbirth at St Thomas' Hospital | ITV News

Ayaan Waeys died two weeks after giving birth to her stillborn baby girl. | ITV News London

www.itv.com

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Sep 29

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

Hyphen @hyphenonline.com · Sep 29

An inquest has heard that failures in care ‘caused or contributed’ to the death of Ayaan Ali Waeys, 35, two weeks after she gave birth to a stillborn daughter. Her family believe discrimination led to missed warning signs.

✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social

hyphenonline.com/2025/09/29/a...

Ayaan Ali Waeys: Black woman died after pre-eclampsia missed

An inquest heard that Waeys, 35, should have been admitted to hospital with pre-eclampsia. Her family believe discrimination played a part

hyphenonline.com

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Sep 27

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

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Sep 21

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!

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Jul 22

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

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Jul 17

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.

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Sam Tims @sam-tims.bsky.social · Jul 10

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

A graph showing the increase in the number of children impacted by the Two-Child Limit since April 2018

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Jul 10

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!

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · Jul 9

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.

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Jun 28

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? 👶

HASL organisers posing for a group photo

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Leila Baker @leilabaker.bsky.social · Jun 26

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

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · May 9

📣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...

A large group of HASL members holding banners - reading No More Overcrowding and Too Long In Temporary - pose for a photo.

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Tom Killick @killicktom.bsky.social · May 29

“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...

Housing ombudsman for England warns of ‘simmering anger’ over living conditions

Richard Blakeway says 474% increase in complaints to his office in last five years points to risk of ‘social disquiet’

www.theguardian.com

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · May 24

🚨 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...

Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · May 23

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

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · May 9

📣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...

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🐍 @robjfirth.bsky.social · Apr 24

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...

Over half of London borough's larger council homes let outside bidding system

A campaigner said there was 'no guarantee' if council homes were going to those most in need

www.mylondon.news

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Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris @jogilvieharris.bsky.social · Apr 24

Pleasure to help!!

Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Apr 24

🥳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!

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Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth @housingactionsl.bsky.social · Apr 24

🥳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!

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