Campaign calls for action to end the scandal of people living in homes that pose a risk to health
Posted 22.04.24
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Nine charities have initiated the Safe Homes Now campaign calling for meaningful government action to improve the quality of the country's worst homes as a preventative strategy to help protect the nation's health.
Currently 8 million people live in 3.7 million dangerous homes that are cold, in need of repair or have serious hazards.
The campaign reflects a growing demand among the public for action on the issue, with new polling revealing more than half of people say government should be doing more to support people in ensuring their homes are in a good condition.
The survey found that one in four people (25%) are worried about the impact the condition of their home has on their family's health - rising to one in three people (34%) in the private rented sector and almost one in two (48%) for housing association tenants.
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