CAY CEO featured in The York Press
On 18 February 2021 our CEO was featured in a York Press article criticising poor local housing, available here.
Inadequate housing is an issue of increasing concern in York, where rent costs are extraordinarily high for the region compared to the city’s comparatively low wages.
Fiona Derbyshire, CAY’s CEO, was quoted in the following passage:
“Fiona Derbyshire, chief executive of Citizens Advice York, said poor shared housing is a concern for all residents including working adults and families, who are “paying extremely high rents because of the dreadful pressure cooker value of properties in this city”.
She said she has spoken to people living in “appalling conditions” whose mental and physical health has suffered as a result.”
CAY advices thousands of clients each year on housing issues, which have evolved this year to also include illegal evictions during the pandemic and increased difficulties paying rent due to COVID-19. We remain committed to improving the housing situation locally and urge anyone with a problem to contact us for free, confidential support.