Writer on politics and social affairs noted for her coverage of the housing crisis and the impact of poverty on people’s lives
Dawn Foster, the writer on politics and social affairs, who has died aged 34 after a long period of ill health, did much to expose inequality and social wrongs.
In 2017, she was longlisted for the Orwell prize for her coverage of the housing crisis in the Guardian. She reported on the unsexy part of the housing market: people in arrears, families stuck in temporary accommodation, homeless women fleeing domestic abuse.
