A general view of chimneys on a row of terraced residential houses in south east London
ETHNIC minorities are pouring more of their income into housing than white citizens, yet are more likely to be stuck in damp and overcrowded homes, new research published today shows.
The Resolution Foundation think tank study found that Bangladeshi and Arab adults are spending more than twice as much of their household income on housing than white British adults (23 per cent and 26 per cent respectively, compared with 11 per cent).
The analysis found the discrepancy to be not simply reflective of lower incomes among ethnic minority adults.
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