Charities call on government to halve the number of dangerous homes in England
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak’s government should halve the number of mouldy and unsafe homes within the next decade to stop the scandal of poor quality buildings ruining people’s health, a coalition of charities has said. Eight million people currently live in 3.7 million dangerous homes that are cold, in need of repair or have serious hazards, according to one charity’s analysis of data from the English Housing Survey. One in three people in the private rented sector said that they were worried about how their living conditions are affecting their health The same research found that homes with poor energy efficiency are in the majority in three-quarters of parliamentary constituencies in England. Poor quality housing is severely damaging the health of millions of children, adults and pensioners.” A DLUHC spokesperson said: “Our goal is to halve the number of non-decent homes by 2030.
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