People from minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in poor-quality homes. We need to improve their access to support, writes Nazia Azad from the Centre for Ageing Better.
This report aims to raise awareness of the links between health and homes and provide examples of local systems that have developed cross-sector initiatives to improve residents’ health by tackling problems in the home.
At the Centre for Ageing Better we believe that in order to reduce the number of unsafe homes across England, we need improve the local offer in accessing support for people to improve their homes.
Our comprehensive health and work evidence review finds older people with a long-term health condition more likely to be out-of-work than younger peers.
Housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa has seen some of the most horrific living conditions faced by tenants across the UK in his years of social justice campaigning.
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