New research finds more than a third of adults are affected by ‘housing emergency’
People walking past a homeless man in London
A RADICAL period of social housebuilding is needed in Britain, homeless charity Shelter demanded today after its new research found that more than a third of adults are affected by the “housing emergency.”
Shelter’s study surveyed 13,000 people in April about their housing, finding that 34 per cent of adults had been hit by the ongoing housing crisis.
The people defined as being affected were those who did not have enough bedrooms, or their home is mouldy, damp, cold or unsafe.
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