'I'm a traveller mum - I've been forced to live in a mouldy council flat'
While she waits to be found alternative accommodation she is concerned for her children’s health and safety rather than her own as the ceilings in both rooms of her home are covered in black mould.and Marie said the “disgusting conditions” are impacting on their wellbeing.travellerMarie said: "They would not let anyone to live in these conditions. But because I am a traveller they would just leave me here.
“Sometimes it is hard to speak because of my condition and I feel like they know that so they do not do anything. I have never lived in mould in my life.""It is disgusting. It's a nightmare," she added. "I believe I am being discriminated. I do not want to moan about me anymore - it is about my children. It is really hard to breathe."It is affecting them, children with autism need routine and this is not the place where I could offer them that.
“However, when we arrived to carry out the repair appointment, she refused to allow us in as she wanted to be moved to alternative accommodation while works were carried out.
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