💨 Abstract

Lauren Thackeray and her fiancé, who together have five children, are living in a two-bedroom council house. Lauren is pushing back against accusations of oversized families and living off benefits, noting that they are saving for a bigger home and the council's housing policy is flawed. She criticizes the policy that denies rooms for stepchildren not on child benefit. Additionally, Leanne Hall expresses the challenges of growing up in a council house and discusses the societal judgments faced by such families.

Courtesy: Abigail Wilson