'We live in a car because we can't find a flat in Greater Manchester'

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'Paranoid to the max' and dreading winter - young couple hope to upgrade to a van

The pair have raised £2,000 from strangers moved by their plight after launching a GoFundMe and posting about their experience to thousands of followers on TikTok.

Despite viewing several properties, weeks went by without hearing back from landlords. Without a guarantor amid high demand for properties, the pair were forced to move into Kush’s Renault Clio a month ago – and say they fear for their health as the cold nights draw in. “Also, a lot of them require a guarantor which we don’t have as Kush doesn’t reach the requirement for yearly pay on certain properties.”

“I don’t want to go back to the council because I was in a hostel for a year and it dishevelled my mental health further. Our plan is to get this van prepped before winter." Bean, who says she is unable to work due to ill health, and security officer Kush, 27, start their day by folding away their bedding and putting the car seats back before heading to a nearby supermarket.

“They were checking what we were doing. We were in the middle of nowhere. We heard doors open then they got back inside their cars and went.” “You genuinely have no idea what’s going to happen in the future. It’s a constant worry. You think, what are we going to do today? Where are we going to park?

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