Britain's ‘unsustainable’ social housing model causing ‘deep and devastating’ strain on residents
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BRITAIN’S crippled social housing model is “unsustainable” and unbearable financial pressures are creating a “deep and devastating” strain on residents, campaigners warn today.
Tenants are suffering “relationship breakdowns, mental health problems and physical ill-health” as a result, the Social Housing Action Campaign (SHAC) told the Morning Star.
The intervention comes as new research from finance firm Legal & General (L&G) reveals that 47 per cent of all households are concerned about keeping up with rent and mortgage payments over the next year amid the skyrocketing cost of living.
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