Poor housing conditions

• Leaks
• A lack of facilities
• Mould
• No furniture 
• Dust/ Asbestos 
• Lack of safety
• Smells (drainage)
• Infestations

• Old windows/ doors
• Poor structure 
• Old materials 
• Plumbing systems- sanitation 
• Pollution
• Flood plain
• Waste land
• Weather
• Tower blocks 

• Poor quality housing is linked with poor health and quality of life
• Approx. 4.5 million households in the UK are experiencing full poverty 

Living in poor housing increases the risk of:

• Respiratory and cardiovascular disease
  
• Anxiety and depression
• Overcrowding may limit access to washing, cleaning and cooking facilities
• Indoor pollution ( drying clothes, poor ventilation etc.) can lead to respiratory problems
• Infections are spread in overcrowded conditions
• Lack of outdoor space impacts on health 

• Poor ventilation/ damp mould would lead to respiratory disorders 
• Poor sanitation/ vermin would lead to a risk of infection
• Overcrowding would lead to anxiety/ depression
• Lack of outdoor space would lead to cardiovascular problems
• Inadequate heating would lead to hypothermia