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You and Yours: Non-decent homes; Anti-slavery Commissioner; Range Anxiety

02/01/2020

Non-decent homes; Anti-slavery Commissioner; Range Anxiety

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Non-decent homes; Anti-slavery Commissioner; Range Anxiety

Around 10 million people are living in homes that are classed as 'non-decent' because they can't afford repairs or maintenance, according to new research.  That means their houses are too cold or contain hazards that represent a risk to their health. Most of the people affected are owner-occupiers over 55 on low incomes. What should the government do to help with that? 

We'll hear from the person whose job it is to make sure people aren't forced to work illegally in places like nail bars and restaurants in the UK - the anti-slavery Commissioner Dame Sara Thornton.

And 'range anxiety' - it's the feeling you get when you drive an electric car and you're wondering how far away the nearest charger is. it's also one of the big things that puts people off buying EVs. But that's changing rapidly and there are more and more electric filling stations which are as quick and easy as diesel or petrol to use. We take a look at a Dutch company which opened its first charging station in the UK in Sunderland earlier this year, generating some of the energy on-site.

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