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Publication date
February 15, 2024
Summary:
These policy briefings are intended to provide a concise overview of topics and policy areas relevant to health and poverty.
The housing system in the UK especially in England is broken, and this has the biggest adverse impact on the poorest households. High rents, inadequate benefits and low wages, and limited supply of affordable social housing is driving both poverty per se and leaving many low-income households in poor quality unaffordable and insecure housing especially in the private rented sector. The housing system is a major driver of health inequalities across the lifecourse, and of poverty. In turn, poverty itself increases the likelihood of exposure to poor-quality housing and housing insecurity amongst those affected, causing both acute and chronic impacts on health and wellbeing, which in some cases can be fatal.
Policy solutions which could help address the problems exist, and are not just key housing but also public health interventions.
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https://www.fph.org.uk/policy-advocacy/special-interest-groups/poverty-sig/policy-briefings/
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