Mum left with large hole in living room ceiling
Briefly

It's overwhelming. My son is autistic. He will put his leg through the hole. He tried to squeeze his body through once. I'm just trying to get this out there to put pressure on them [the council]. I'm fed-up, honestly. You can't keep treating people like this. I'm paying rent. I'm not withholding rent. My mind is at the end of the day and it's not the end of the day. It's tiring living like this.
We are aware of the repairs needed at this property but, unfortunately, we haven't been able to complete them because of difficulties gaining access. We will schedule work on the house once we can arrange access; we apologise for the inconvenience Ms Berko has experienced as a result of the delay.
The shortage of affordable housing means we are now providing temporary accommodation for over 4,600 homeless households every night and more than 40,000 households are currently on our waiting list for social housing.
Lambeth has more than 33,000 council homes and our priority is ensuring that all of these are safe and well-maintained for our residents. Where any problems are brought to our attention, we aim to address them.
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