Accessible housing has the ability to reduce isolation and improve quality of life by supporting health, independence and wellbeing, particularly as we get older. And yet our homes fail to meet growing demand.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of people have spent more time at home than ever before and the impact of poor living conditions on people’s physical and mental health is becoming indisputably more apparent.
New report reveals the impact of poor homes on people in their 50s and 60s, with residents feeling ‘miserable’ and ‘overwhelmed’ by problems of cold and damp in the home.
This report produces the findings from our survey conducted with NatCen, which looked at how people feel about their homes and the impact of the first lockdown on those aged 50 to 69.
Attitudes to sexuality have changed a great deal in Jen's lifetime – from her childhood in rural Scotland to her involvement with Opening Doors London today.
The ‘Coming Home’ report from the Church of England’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community lays out a vision for housing centred around their five core values.
The economic fallout from the pandemic has resulted in the highest unemployment figures for the past five years and from an increasingly tough job market.