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Callum Cuddeford

Single mum raising teenager and young child in 'Dickensian' hostel shares her struggles

A single mum has shared the desperate struggle she faces raising a teenager and young child in a tiny hostel flat.

Erin Brewster, 37, now lives with her two boys - 14 and four - in a box studio flat with three single beds, kitchen unit, and separate bathroom in Sydenham Park Mansions in Lewisham, South London.

Erin claims the temporary accommodation - which houses some of the most vulnerable families in the borough - has issues with rodents, and residents have reported unreliable hot water, mould and damp during the winter, as well as drug use.

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