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One of those peeps said they lived in a tiny crib and shared rooms with others to save mad cash.

Even in their fave spot where they're given council housing, they might find themselves unable to flex an apartment solo 'cause they wanna secure that bag and stack some cash. Daina - a Lithuanian chick working on a farm, like, she said: I'm totally chill with whatever vibes my crib has, whether it's lit or trash, in a bougie or sketchy spot. In my country, we have mad low salaries, like a crazy high unemployment rate, and a trash social security system. 

These things make it hella hard for us to meet basic needs, fam. This is why I don't wanna spend mad cash on accommodation, ya feel me? I came here to glow up and secure the bag. Migrant workers' experiences of exclusion are like, totally heard from the migrants' perspective, ya know? But we hardly ever get any insight from the policy makers, employers, and local communities, which is like, not cool. A CAB official spilled the tea: The farmer hooks us up with a sick crib and other lit perks like a fridge, TV, and radio. The accommodation is totally chill for us and we're stoked about it. I believe it's totally possible to achieve goals against all the odds, but like, there might be some hiccups along the way and it's not like someone's gonna succeed against all those problems 24/7.Around two-thirds of those interviewed were given farm digs by their employers. Eight peeps were flexin' in the private rented sector, fam. The majority of peeps living in farm digs were totally not feeling it cuz the place was hella whack of accommo, fam. OMG, like overcrowding and trash private accommodation were, like, such a mood for those who didn't get housed by the farmers / employers. SMH. Around 2/3 of those interviewed who lived in private accommodation were totally not vibing with being housed in super undesirable areas (figure 4.7). Figure 4.7 shows how stoked migrant farm workers were with the digs provided by farmers and private landlords.

Irena, like, totally tried to snag a council flat to shack up with her BF for the long haul, and she was all like:

I applied for a council flat in a preferred area closer to my work but the wait times were hella long. OMG, like after waiting forever, I finally got assigned this area in the city that's, like, not really popular and has, like, a lot of racism and anti-social stuff going on. Ugh, so not cool. I totally prioritized based on my hustle in that zone, but I heard the locals got mad preferences over us. I totally ghosted that application, fam. Because like, all those rules, regulations, criteria, and favoritism were such major barriers that totally blocked us from achieving equality. OMG, the personal stories of Jakub, Anastazja, Celina, Zoran, and Irena totally show how accommodation has been a major struggle for them. Like, it's been a big problem, ya know? Jakub spilled the tea to me: Workplace problems be like: living conditions that straight up suck / accommodation that's hella trash, plus no water and no electricity. Smh. We stay in this caravan site that our employer hooked us up with and let me tell you, it's a total vibe killer. This place is straight-up trash, like, no cap. There's like major dampness and zero heating and water, like ugh. When it rains, it's like drip city on the caravan floor from the janky roof. The employer ain't down to make any improvements to the caravan accommodation, smh. I asked Anastazja if she had dealt with any workplace drama, ya know? She was like: The caravan situation is hella cramped and in a total wreck. Its windows are totally smashed, fam. There's like mad condensation between the caravan windows, fam. OMG the toilet be straight up leaking from the base and tank. SOS! It's like, totally spilling water into the bowl, fam. We be complainin' 'bout everything, but like, no cap, no action be taken tho. Celina spilled the tea on workplace drama: We be doin' them low-wage gigs but there ain't no chill low-key crib for us. OMG our crib is so cramped cuz we're subletting rooms and sharing our personal space with randos. This is how we save that cash and cut down on our expenses, fam.

Zoran spilled the tea to me:

We're literally out here living like clout-chasing peasants, getting paid crumbs and stuck in trashy living situations by our bosses. SMH. But like, we totally have the same entitlements to out-of work benefits as other EU Nationals, you know? One of those interviewed who was also housed by their employers said she was not unhappy with the crib and other perks provided by the farmer. Alina's experience, like, can be a total mood to justify why she hasn't experienced any workplace problems, ya know? Alina spilled the tea: Getting a place to crash that's cheap and on point is, like, a major struggle for migrants rn. For migrant workers under SAWS scheme, the vibe is that they gonna get some lit accommodation from agencies and farmers. The officials from Work Permits UK (Home office) do checks to make sure SAWS operators and farmers/growers are meeting the clean and healthy accommodation requirements, ya know? OMG, this study just confirms that so many migrant workers are stuck in like, super crappy and cramped housing that the Home Office and employment agencies don't even check out. SMH.