Vulnerable women on housing waiting lists say they have been targeted by “fixers” promising help to jump the queue in return for
corrupt payments of up to £5,000.
During a two-month investigation, the Mirror spoke to a number of women from the Somali community in Tower Hamlets, London’s poorest borough.
A mum-of-five who talked to us has been in temporary accommodation for 12 years since being made homeless.
