A major survey by the housing charity Shelter has revealed 1.9m households could be suffering physical and mental problems as a result of poor housing conditions as well as uncertainty caused by struggles to pay the rent and repeated evictions.
A quarter of all renters said they were affected by damp and mould and by being unable to heat their homes.
Almost one in four renters said their housing situation had left them feeling “stressed and anxious” since the start of the pandemic.
“The cost of poor housing is spilling out into overwhelmed GP surgeries, mental health services, and hours lost from work...millions of renters are living in homes that make them sick because they are mouldy, cold, unaffordable and grossly insecure.”” said Shelter’s chief executive, Polly Neate.
Poor housing harms health of 20% of renters in England, says Shelter | Housing | The Guardian
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