Housing insecurity

[1]: 346 Evidence from multiple fields of harmful effects from housing affordability constraints on parents’ mental health, children's cognitive functioning, and on child misbehaviour.

[1]: 348  Consistent exposure to unsafe housing (e.g dampness, poor ventilation, and unhygenic conditions) can lead to an increase in mold and other allergens that develop and aggravate respiratory diseases like asthma, the most common chronic health problem among children[1]: 348  Broader hazard issues such as fire-risks and unsafe structures, can lead to fires or collapses causing injuries, and render a housing unit uninhabitable or condemned.

[2]: 3  During the pandemic, there was a tempoary ban on bailiff-enforced evictions, while housing rights organisations lobbied for more prolonged efforts in helping people with overdue rent.

[2]: 3  The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), warned of two-tier economic recovery from pandemic in which renters would be more at risk of long-term housing insecurity compared to homeowners.

JRF also found that ethnic minorities, and low-income, and households with children have been most affected by pandemic debt and rent arrears.