"There's a disconnect between many of the older residents who have homes, and funding for these children who come from overcrowded housing."

It revealed appalling statistics of dark, overcrowded and insanitary housing.

"Why, if you're against overcrowded housing of any kind, why don't you go after those that have existed for so long?"

Are these people living in overcrowded housing or housing that's too expensive?

Many migrants had flocked into cities to work in industry, which made for overcrowded housing.

The designated hiring area has been effective in keeping people out of the streets, she said, though overcrowded housing remains a serious problem.

They wrote "one-third have no health insurance, live below the poverty line and live in overcrowded housing".

And such circumstances of course, are not helped by low income and poor, overcrowded housing.

Poor nutrition and overcrowded housing create ideal conditions for the spread of disease.

Many migrants had flocked into Berlin to work in industry and the government ministries, which made for overcrowded housing.