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File on 4: Rental Health: The Social Housing Perfect Storm?

Rental Health: The Social Housing Perfect Storm?

BBC Radio 4 - File on 4, Rental Health: The Social Housing Perfect Storm?

An investigation uncovers allegations of degrading treatment by social housing providers.

Reporter Iona Bain investigates record complaints about social housing and allegations of degrading treatment towards tenants.

Social housing providers say they are under more financial pressure than ever before. 
The sector has warned long-term Government funding cuts and the cost of improving homes to meet new fire safety laws, have now been compounded by high inflation, to create a perfect storm of pressure. 
But is it vulnerable tenants who are paying the price? 
File on 4 investigates record complaints about social housing providers and hears allegations of "degrading" treatment by some social housing providers. 
Reporter Iona Bain also uncovers failings by a housing provider which led to raw sewage flooding into residents' flats.

Reporter: Iona Bain 
Producer: Ben Robinson 
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Editor: Clare Fordham

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