Housing is a key building block of health, as poor housing conditions, unaffordable rents, and homelessness pose significant health risks. Rising private rent costs, coupled with the widening gap between Local Housing Allowance (LHA) and actual rents, have become major drivers of poverty and homelessness across Great Britain, exacerbating health inequalities. Yet, whilst the UK government is making progress on insecurity and quality for private renters in England, lack of action on housing unaffordability risks widening these inequalities.
