Sec 44 of the employment rights act means you don't have to go to work if it's unsafe and you can demand payment until it is. Now is the time to join a union. Right now. Because that's the only way to ensure you get paid and your family remain safe. Do it now.

futher info on what that is: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/section/44

https://section44.co.uk/