West London council tells homeless family to move 275 miles to Hartlepool or lose housing support

He adds: “However we are looking at about 20 households every month we do have a duty to, because they are a family, have children, or infirmities. We then have a duty to house these 20 households each and every month, within the UK. We don’t house them in the borough, they move into the private rented sector, in the most affordable area for us, so usually away from London, and we have to bear the cost.”