Unaffordable housing harms mental health

Housing affordability is negatively impacting the health and wellbeing of millions of people across the UK, according to research conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Affordable Housing Commission (AHC). One in seven (13%) said that their mental health had been negatively impacted by their housing situation, a figure which increased to a quarter (25%) for those living in “unaffordable” housing. Lord Richard Best, chair of the AHC, which was set up by think tank the Smith Institute and is funded by the Nationwide Foundation, warned: " We need a fundamental rethink and structural change to rebalance it and ensure it works now and for future generations”.

The Independent (24/02/2020)