Desperate Britons are paying 20 a week for 'beds in sheds'

Pictures show harrowing extent of the housing crisis in the UK Windowless, bare rooms converted from sheds are let for 20 a week Occupants endure basic and filthy conditions, including a bucket for a toilet They are rented by the countrys poorest people and migrants

By Sam Webb

Published: 05:38 EST, 30 June 2014 | Updated: 09:41 EST, 30 June 2014

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The grim reality of Britain's housing crisis has been laid bare by these pictures of the slum-like conditions endured by the most desperate people in UK society.

For just 20 per week, migrant workers and jobless locals live in 'beds in sheds' - windowless garages and outhouses turned into an austere living space.

The images were taken in the Whetley Hill area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, by a builder who was horrified that people are forced to live in such a degrading manner.

The slum that shames Britain: These pictures, taken in Bradford by a builder in the Whetley Hill area of the West Yorkshire city, show the grim conditions endured by the most desperate people in the UK who are living in converted sheds and garages

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Desperate Britons are paying 20 a week for 'beds in sheds'