Here is a simple, practical example of why the Government's policies haven't helped: heat pumps. A new law requires the installation of larger heat pumps in many rentals. Bigger sounds better and warmer except that larger heat pumps are more costly to run and, as a result, they're less likely to be turned on to heat rooms, especially when there's just enough money coming in to pay rent and feed the kids. That's not to mention the initial cost. But if landlords don't install an oversized heat pump, they can't rent it out. It's the law. This is just one small example of how the Government, with the best will in the world, makes things worse. We need an honest conversation about housing. Kindness doesn't help much when you're homeless, when you're forced to make hard and painful life decisions. Sadly, that's the reality for more and more people in this country. The Government's policies on housing haven't seen results. They haven't even stopped things getting worse.