More than one in five people aged 50 and over in England is living in a poor-quality home that could be making their existing health condition worse, new analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals.
New data analysis from the charity’s Safe Homes Now campaign shows 4.5 million people aged 50 and over in England with a health condition aggravated by the cold are living in a home with one or more serious problems – including 2.8 million aged between 50 and 70 and 1.7 million aged 70 and above.
People are more likely to be impacted by this issue if from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or living with a serious health condition/disability, the new analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals.
The statistics reveal the scale of the country’s poor-quality housing crisis.
