Health starts at home. It’s central to where many of the building blocks for a good life are created, including safety, warmth, family connection, community, good education and work. But for some people, home is making them sick. The UK’s housing crisis reflects decades of failure to take the long-term action required to ensure the nation’s housing stock is affordable, high quality and secure. Almost a fifth (19%) of families now live in the private rented sector, of which 36% are families with children. The long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill presents an opportunity to begin to ensure tenancy conditions support healthy homes.
