{"id":318054,"date":"2026-02-14T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-city-hundreds-of-van-dwellers-call-home-the-hidden-side-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:00:21","slug":"inside-the-city-hundreds-of-van-dwellers-call-home-the-hidden-side-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-city-hundreds-of-van-dwellers-call-home-the-hidden-side-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the city hundreds of van dwellers call home: The hidden side of the cost of living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PdfoXP6gdy8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the city hundreds of van dwellers call home: The hidden side of the cost of living crisis\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PdfoXP6gdy8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people living in vehicles around a Bristol beauty spot are facing eviction, after the council began legal proceedings to try and move them on.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of van dwellers on the Clifton Downs has become increasingly acrimonious, after the council accused them of fly tipping, poor parking and leaving human waste in the park. <\/p>\n<p>But what&#8217;s going on there is a small part of a much bigger problem.<\/p>\n<p>A shortage in the number of affordable homes combined with the cost of living crisis has caused other similar &#8216;van cities&#8217; to spring up across the country.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of people living in vehicles around a Bristol beauty spot are facing eviction, after the council began legal proceedings to try and move them on. 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