The impact of poor housing on emotional and physical wellbeing as well as educational achievement is well known. The 3.8 million children who live in poverty in the UK today are twice as likely to be homeless or trapped in unsatisfactory accommodation.
Let's hope that the child poverty legislation due out later this month can have a real impact on the living conditions of these children and young people who are experiencing serious and disturbing levels of disadvantage.
CASE STUDY 1
Doorway is a small, independent charity working in North Warwickshire. It supports homeless young people aged between 16 and 25 who live in the top 10 per cent of the most deprived wards in the country.
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