Five practical ways for housing services to address health needs Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. We campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. However, we estimate that 65,000 families will be homeless this Christmas.
Bad housing and overcrowding lead to physical health problems like asthma, respiratory illnesses and heart disease. The stress of bad housing, and the uncertainty and instability within the housing market, lead to mental health problems. Indeed, in research Shelter commissioned earlier this year, we found that one in 20 adults have visited a GP in the last year with a mental health issue related to their housing. GPs said that housing issues were both a primary cause and also an exacerbating factor in their patients’ mental health problems. The Health Foundation
Bad housing and overcrowding lead to physical health problems like asthma, respiratory illnesses and heart disease. The stress of bad housing, and the uncertainty and instability within the housing market, lead to mental health problems. Indeed, in research Shelter commissioned earlier this year, we found that one in 20 adults have visited a GP in the last year with a mental health issue related to their housing. GPs said that housing issues were both a primary cause and also an exacerbating factor in their patients’ mental health problems. The Health Foundation
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