The research found children living in bad housing for long periods were more likely to report negative outcomes in terms of the Every Child Matters framework. A quarter of children in persistently bad housing were found to have a long-standing illness, compared with a fifth of children who lived in bad housing short term.
Children in long-term bad housing were twice as likely to be deprived of a quiet place to do homework.
Adam Sampson, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, said: "There is a sizable group of children whose entire experience will have been living in poor housing - the damage done to them is incalculable."
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