Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth
@housingactionsl.bsky.social
We support each other and take collective action on housing and homelessness across Southwark and Lambeth (and sometimes beyond!)
Fighting together for the high-quality, safe, secure council homes our communities need and deserve.
Fighting together for the high-quality, safe, secure council homes our communities need and deserve.
Our amazing HASL values meeting this morning discussing and reflecting on our principles and organising to help make our group even stronger 💪✊🧡
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Our amazing HASL values meeting this morning discussing and reflecting on our principles and organising to help make our group even stronger 💪✊🧡
💥📽️🍿Watch HASL in action shutting down Lambeth council's housing office over their escalation of bullying tactics!
Last week in the pouring rain over 150 of us descended on the council to deliver a massive letter with our simple demand -stop bullying homeless people!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc4F...
Last week in the pouring rain over 150 of us descended on the council to deliver a massive letter with our simple demand -stop bullying homeless people!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc4F...
HASL shut down Lambeth's housing office over bullying tactics!
YouTube video by Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth
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November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
💥📽️🍿Watch HASL in action shutting down Lambeth council's housing office over their escalation of bullying tactics!
Last week in the pouring rain over 150 of us descended on the council to deliver a massive letter with our simple demand -stop bullying homeless people!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc4F...
Last week in the pouring rain over 150 of us descended on the council to deliver a massive letter with our simple demand -stop bullying homeless people!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc4F...
HASL shut down Lambeth’s housing office over bullying tactics!💥
Over 150 HASL members descended on Lambeth council's civic centre on the wettest day of the year!💪
Read our report here mailchi.mp/2160f92c871e...
Over 150 HASL members descended on Lambeth council's civic centre on the wettest day of the year!💪
Read our report here mailchi.mp/2160f92c871e...
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
HASL shut down Lambeth’s housing office over bullying tactics!💥
Over 150 HASL members descended on Lambeth council's civic centre on the wettest day of the year!💪
Read our report here mailchi.mp/2160f92c871e...
Over 150 HASL members descended on Lambeth council's civic centre on the wettest day of the year!💪
Read our report here mailchi.mp/2160f92c871e...
On the most rainy day of the year, over 150 HASL families descended on Lambeth council's housing office to demand an end to the latest bullying tactics the council are targeting at homeless people.
You can read our letter here housingactionsouthwarkandlambeth.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/o...
You can read our letter here housingactionsouthwarkandlambeth.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/o...
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On the most rainy day of the year, over 150 HASL families descended on Lambeth council's housing office to demand an end to the latest bullying tactics the council are targeting at homeless people.
You can read our letter here housingactionsouthwarkandlambeth.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/o...
You can read our letter here housingactionsouthwarkandlambeth.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/o...
We were supporting our member Gloria at the High Court this morning. She has a Judicial Review against Lewisham council who have stolen 18 months of her housing waiting list time😡
Thanks to our amazing HASL members for vital court support!🤗✊
We should receive the decision in a few weeks time.
Thanks to our amazing HASL members for vital court support!🤗✊
We should receive the decision in a few weeks time.
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We were supporting our member Gloria at the High Court this morning. She has a Judicial Review against Lewisham council who have stolen 18 months of her housing waiting list time😡
Thanks to our amazing HASL members for vital court support!🤗✊
We should receive the decision in a few weeks time.
Thanks to our amazing HASL members for vital court support!🤗✊
We should receive the decision in a few weeks time.
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With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness
We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...
museumofhomelessness.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
Sharing a delicious Braza de Reina cake at our busy meeting today to celebrate our member's new 3 bed council home 😋🥳
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sharing a delicious Braza de Reina cake at our busy meeting today to celebrate our member's new 3 bed council home 😋🥳
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The family of Ayaan Ali Waeys, a Black Muslim woman who died after giving birth to a stillborn baby, have called for urgent action on racial inequalities in maternity care.
An inquest found ‘missed opportunities’ in her treatment.
✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/a...
An inquest found ‘missed opportunities’ in her treatment.
✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/a...
Ayaan Ali Waeys’ death followed missed opportunities — coroner
Ayaan Ali Waeys died of natural causes, coroner concludes, but says medics had chances to ‘change course of events’
hyphenonline.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The family of Ayaan Ali Waeys, a Black Muslim woman who died after giving birth to a stillborn baby, have called for urgent action on racial inequalities in maternity care.
An inquest found ‘missed opportunities’ in her treatment.
✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/a...
An inquest found ‘missed opportunities’ in her treatment.
✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/08/a...
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The inquest for Ayaan Ali Waeys who died two weeks after her daughter was stillborn has concluded that hospital staff missed opportunities to change the course of events.
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2025-10-07/sister-hopes-for-change-after-woman-dies-after-childbirth-at-st-thomas-hospital
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2025-10-07/sister-hopes-for-change-after-woman-dies-after-childbirth-at-st-thomas-hospital
Sister hopes for change after woman dies after childbirth at St Thomas' Hospital | ITV News
Ayaan Waeys died two weeks after giving birth to her stillborn baby girl. | ITV News London
www.itv.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The inquest for Ayaan Ali Waeys who died two weeks after her daughter was stillborn has concluded that hospital staff missed opportunities to change the course of events.
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2025-10-07/sister-hopes-for-change-after-woman-dies-after-childbirth-at-st-thomas-hospital
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2025-10-07/sister-hopes-for-change-after-woman-dies-after-childbirth-at-st-thomas-hospital
Our incredible organiser Fowsiyo has been fighting tirelessly to get justice after the tragic death of her sister Ayaan.
An inquest has heard that failures in care ‘caused or contributed’ to the death of Ayaan Ali Waeys, 35, two weeks after she gave birth to a stillborn daughter. Her family believe discrimination led to missed warning signs.
✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social
hyphenonline.com/2025/09/29/a...
✍🏿 @anitamureithi.bsky.social
hyphenonline.com/2025/09/29/a...
Ayaan Ali Waeys: Black woman died after pre-eclampsia missed
An inquest heard that Waeys, 35, should have been admitted to hospital with pre-eclampsia. Her family believe discrimination played a part
hyphenonline.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our incredible organiser Fowsiyo has been fighting tirelessly to get justice after the tragic death of her sister Ayaan.
Lovely colouring in and drawings at our kids space this morning 👩🎨👨🎨
September 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Lovely colouring in and drawings at our kids space this morning 👩🎨👨🎨
Great panel and audience contributions at the Peace and Justice Project Housing talk this afternoon. So much loud support for the council housing revolution we need!👏
And yesterday we participated in a housing workshop at the Anarchist Bookfair. It's been a busy weekend of outreach!
And yesterday we participated in a housing workshop at the Anarchist Bookfair. It's been a busy weekend of outreach!
September 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Great panel and audience contributions at the Peace and Justice Project Housing talk this afternoon. So much loud support for the council housing revolution we need!👏
And yesterday we participated in a housing workshop at the Anarchist Bookfair. It's been a busy weekend of outreach!
And yesterday we participated in a housing workshop at the Anarchist Bookfair. It's been a busy weekend of outreach!
📰Just published! Our report on Jacqueline's legal challenge last week mailchi.mp/5755f3765738...
July 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
📰Just published! Our report on Jacqueline's legal challenge last week mailchi.mp/5755f3765738...
We were supporting our member Jacqueline this morning for her legal challenge against Southwark council.
Her unaffordable rent is leaving her with debts but the council refuse to recognise that she is homeless😠
We are still waiting on the judgement but we will keep you updated.
Her unaffordable rent is leaving her with debts but the council refuse to recognise that she is homeless😠
We are still waiting on the judgement but we will keep you updated.
July 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We were supporting our member Jacqueline this morning for her legal challenge against Southwark council.
Her unaffordable rent is leaving her with debts but the council refuse to recognise that she is homeless😠
We are still waiting on the judgement but we will keep you updated.
Her unaffordable rent is leaving her with debts but the council refuse to recognise that she is homeless😠
We are still waiting on the judgement but we will keep you updated.
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Over 1.6m children are now impacted by the Two-Child Limit - 11.6% of all children
This is a cruel policy that unnecessarily drags children into deeper levels of hardship
It needs to go, and the longer it is kept, the greater the scarring effects on children's health and education will be
This is a cruel policy that unnecessarily drags children into deeper levels of hardship
It needs to go, and the longer it is kept, the greater the scarring effects on children's health and education will be
July 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Over 1.6m children are now impacted by the Two-Child Limit - 11.6% of all children
This is a cruel policy that unnecessarily drags children into deeper levels of hardship
It needs to go, and the longer it is kept, the greater the scarring effects on children's health and education will be
This is a cruel policy that unnecessarily drags children into deeper levels of hardship
It needs to go, and the longer it is kept, the greater the scarring effects on children's health and education will be
30 degrees and still fighting the housing crisis!🥵💪💪Thanks so much to all our committed organisers and members for joining our meeting this morning with some travelling across London!
July 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
30 degrees and still fighting the housing crisis!🥵💪💪Thanks so much to all our committed organisers and members for joining our meeting this morning with some travelling across London!
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And the Universal Credit bill has passed. Some of the sickest people in the country will suffer needlessly more now. There is no justification, no excuse. Just ugly, cruel choices by ministers too cowardly to tax the wealthy rather than cut the poor. A shameful day for Starmer’s Labour.
July 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
And the Universal Credit bill has passed. Some of the sickest people in the country will suffer needlessly more now. There is no justification, no excuse. Just ugly, cruel choices by ministers too cowardly to tax the wealthy rather than cut the poor. A shameful day for Starmer’s Labour.
Our amazing HASL organisers at our debrief meeting after our busy Saturday meeting - can you spot our 2 month old member who slept throughout the debrief? 👶
June 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Our amazing HASL organisers at our debrief meeting after our busy Saturday meeting - can you spot our 2 month old member who slept throughout the debrief? 👶
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Developing guidance on neurodivergent children in TA - Fantastic multilingual community discussion this morning about neurodivergent children and their families’ housing needs led by @housingactionsl.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Developing guidance on neurodivergent children in TA - Fantastic multilingual community discussion this morning about neurodivergent children and their families’ housing needs led by @housingactionsl.bsky.social
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📣Do you have a connection to Southwark?
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
May 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
📣Do you have a connection to Southwark?
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
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“The baseline set for the quality of social housing is completely detached from the reality of consumer experience elsewhere. It’s completely inadequate in the 21st century.” Housing Ombudsman: huge rise in complaints about repairs. @housingactionsl.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Housing ombudsman for England warns of ‘simmering anger’ over living conditions
Richard Blakeway says 474% increase in complaints to his office in last five years points to risk of ‘social disquiet’
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
“The baseline set for the quality of social housing is completely detached from the reality of consumer experience elsewhere. It’s completely inadequate in the 21st century.” Housing Ombudsman: huge rise in complaints about repairs. @housingactionsl.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
🚨 1 week to go to respond to Southwark's housing waiting list consultation - use HASL's online form!📝
🗣️Do you live in Southwark or have a connection to Southwark?
✍️the link to our online form with HASL's template answers is here forms.gle/ZTpCwvd3R4cF...
🇪🇸en español aquí forms.gle/crgsms7t3umj...
🗣️Do you live in Southwark or have a connection to Southwark?
✍️the link to our online form with HASL's template answers is here forms.gle/ZTpCwvd3R4cF...
🇪🇸en español aquí forms.gle/crgsms7t3umj...
May 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🚨 1 week to go to respond to Southwark's housing waiting list consultation - use HASL's online form!📝
🗣️Do you live in Southwark or have a connection to Southwark?
✍️the link to our online form with HASL's template answers is here forms.gle/ZTpCwvd3R4cF...
🇪🇸en español aquí forms.gle/crgsms7t3umj...
🗣️Do you live in Southwark or have a connection to Southwark?
✍️the link to our online form with HASL's template answers is here forms.gle/ZTpCwvd3R4cF...
🇪🇸en español aquí forms.gle/crgsms7t3umj...
Our monthly newsletter is here ready for your bank holiday reading! ☀️🗞 mailchi.mp/0e965707a7a7...
May 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our monthly newsletter is here ready for your bank holiday reading! ☀️🗞 mailchi.mp/0e965707a7a7...
📣Do you have a connection to Southwark?
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
May 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
📣Do you have a connection to Southwark?
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
🏠Over 120 HASL families living in temporary accommodation or overcrowded housing helped to write these template answers to Southwark council's housing waiting list consultation.
💪Please show your support by using our online form mailchi.mp/31d746562a11...
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Over half of a London borough’s larger council homes were let to families outside of the bidding system in the second half of last year.
A housing support group says it means there is 'no guarantee' council homes are going to those most in need.
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
A housing support group says it means there is 'no guarantee' council homes are going to those most in need.
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Over half of London borough's larger council homes let outside bidding system
A campaigner said there was 'no guarantee' if council homes were going to those most in need
www.mylondon.news
April 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Over half of a London borough’s larger council homes were let to families outside of the bidding system in the second half of last year.
A housing support group says it means there is 'no guarantee' council homes are going to those most in need.
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
A housing support group says it means there is 'no guarantee' council homes are going to those most in need.
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...