Brighton single mum says ‘being evicted absolutely destroyed me’

Unable to find a home, Ms Hall and her daughter were placed in what she called “rough” emergency accommodation at a hotel by BHCC, where she said there were two attempted break-ins.

She said her daughter temporarily stopped college because she was “petrified” of being in the hotel and “really struggled” with their living conditions.

“It absolutely destroyed me as a mother,” said Ms Hall. “It made me feel like I was failing my daughter.”

She said the room was not fit for permanent living, with only a microwave and no washing machine.

In a statement, Gill Williams, cabinet member for housing and new homes at BHCC, said the local authority was “committed to providing safe, clean and appropriate emergency housing for people who have nowhere else to go.”