An 83-year-old says she has been left to feel like a "squatter in sheltered housing.
Mlynn Thomas has been pushed out of her home for eight weeks while Lambeth Council carries out repairs on the kitchen of her London home.
The grandmother said the works were supposed to take just three days, MyLondon reports.
"I’ve been working in my community for 35 years, with Age Concern, St John’s Ambulance, and hosting a tea party for older residents every month for decades," she said.
"I’m living in such a state now - I feel dead, just terrible."
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Pensioner Mlynn, who has mobility issues, says she has no access to the kitchen while in sheltered accommodation, and is being forced to spend £9 a day on dinners, plus at least £16 a week on taxis.
She continued: "I feel like I’m squatting. I’ve been in this area since the 60s.
Mlynn says she is losing weight and has involuntarily gone down two dress sizes amid the stress of her living conditions.
Local Green Party councillor Pete Elliot has been helping her with her case.
He said: “She’s been living in a guest room without being told what’s going on for eight weeks. There are no home comforts.”
Mlynn even took to occupying Lambeth Council’s building in anger over her treatment last week, demanding a meeting with a housing officer.
The 83-year-old, who moved into temporary accommodation on February 14, previously found herself stranded in her flat as the authority had not installed a stairlift.
She had been forced to wash in her bathroom basin for months and sleep downstairs rather than in her upstairs bedroom.
Lambeth Council’s property company, Homes for Lambeth, intends to rebuild the Central Hill Estate to create new homes, and some residents believe the council is running down the estate ahead of demolition.
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: "Residents are trying to resist the Labour council from knocking this estate down.
"It needs to be renovated and improved. It's something that we see all over. Councillors should listen to their residents.
"The way the Labour party often operates tends to be centralised and top down - they don't listen to the community."
She hit out at the "one party state" mentality of some Labour councils in London.
A spokesperson for Lambeth Council said: “We have been working with Ms Thomas for a number of years to ensure her housing meets her needs.
"The repair works at her home on Central Hill are almost complete and we expect it will soon be ready for her to move back into.
"We apologise for any distress the delays have caused. Ms Thomas has consistently informed the decant team that she would like to move off the estate, and she has been given the highest priority for a move to more suitable council home. We have already made a number of offers of other properties.
“We have also helped Mrs Thomas in applying for a transfer to a property elsewhere in the country, where she has family connections.
"The council will continue working with Ms Thomas to find another council home that meets all her preferences in Lambeth. If she would like to stay on the estate, all required adaptions will be raised and completed.
“Lambeth is facing an unprecedented housing crisis, which is why the council has embarked on our biggest housebuilding programme for a generation.
"We are rebuilding a number of estates, including Central Hill, to provide hundreds of new, better homes for existing tenants and people on the council’s housing list.”
