Did you catch our Chief Executive, Josephine McCartney, on the Voice of Islam Radio last week?
Josephine was invited to discuss our new research, House not Homed, which reveals the extent of the housing crisis and the severe impact of material deprivation.
Thousands of children are being moved into homes that are little more than concrete shells and with a devasting impact on their formative development. Data from research partner End Furniture Poverty, reveals that just 2% of social housing tenancies in England are part or fully furnished, compared to 29% of private rental properties.
We’re calling on policymakers to immediately recognise furniture poverty as an essential housing and child-welfare issue within current policy frameworks, ensuring families’ basic needs and wellbeing are met.