Tags: housing

Decent homes, good work, and access to advice

Decent homes, good work, and access to advice - Three ways the 2025 spending review can directly address health inequalities

Homes for Health Gorton

The project is establishing a Black-led tenants pressure group aimed at addressing challenges faced by Black Caribbean and African tenants who rent from private landlords in Gorton, Manchester. Many tenants…

Citizens UK - Tenants taking action

Helen talks about the damp and mould problems that led to her hospitalisation for respiratory problems and how she feels more empowered and better able to change housing conditions in…

The Renters' Rights Bill, enforcement and health

In this blog, Catherine Rennie, Communications and Public Affairs Manager, discusses the Renters’ Rights Bill currently passing through Parliament and its potential to improve health.

Homes for Health Holme Wood

This 21-month project works with private and social tenants living on the Holme Wood estate in Bradford. Homes on the estate are in a poor state of repair with main…

Our response to the King's Speech

This week the government laid out its legislative plans for the coming year in the King’s Speech, announcing a host of bills and marking the start of the parliamentary year.

ACORN - where you live should not affect your health

Tatiana, a private renter in Bradford and member of ACORN, talks about the damp and mould she found when she moved into her home and the impact it had on…

Caribbean and African Health Network - 'Tenants don't get what they deserve'

As part of our Homes for Health collaboration, Augustina, a member of CAHN in Manchester, speaks about the poor conditions of her previous home, the lack of repairs from her…

Health risks in private rented homes

New Homes for Health campaign

Data analysis shows shows the scale of health risks in private rented homes in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West.

Housing standards enforcement and Renters Reform

In this blog, Catherine Rennie and Lisa Whiting discuss why housing enforcement must be addressed through the Renters (Reform) Bill.

New funding to address ill health caused by housing conditions.

Food and housing: broken systems

In this blog, the Trust's Media and Communications Officer Bradford Watson discusses the links between two essential building blocks of health: food and our homes.

Insecure housing must be changed to improve health

People's Health Trust's Media and Communications Officer Bradford Watson looks at insecurity of housing, how the current housing housing system affects health and why it needs to change

Addressing the housing crisis in Lozells

Shale Ahmed, project leader of the Local Conversation in Lozells in Birmingham, talks about the problems facing social and private renters and how his organisation is supporting them to improve…

How the Renters (Reform) Bill could reduce health inequalities

In this blog, Head of Policy and Research Lisa Whiting explains the proposals in the Renters (Reform) Bill and how the Bill has the potential to improve the lives and…

Government introduces proposed reforms to England’s rented homes

This week the government introduced proposals to better protect renters as part of its Renters (Reform) Bill.

Awaab's Law recognises the essential link between homes and health but it must not stop here

Lisa Whiting looks at what Awaab's Law means for social housing regulations, and what more needs to be done to ensure that tenants in social and private rented homes do…

Health inequalities in Scotland increased over the past decade

A new report charting the health of people in Scotland over 20 years finds that life expectancy is in reverse while children and disadvantaged communities are worse off.

Rising costs driving worse living standards

Rising inflation and stagnant pay caused a further reduction in living standards in 2022 which will worsen in the coming years, according to new research.

A conversation with CAHN: Meeting the health needs of Caribbean and African communities

Charles Kwaku-Odoi talks about how Caribbean and African Health Network challenges structural discrimination in health services across Greater Manchester.

Local Conversation in Lozells

Aspire and Succeed, a local organisation run by residents, partnered with People’s Health Trust to deliver the Local Conversation in Lozells. Using a community organising approach, Aspire & Succeed engaged…

Tenants Voice - Shieldfield

Rising rents, falling wages and unstable local economies all contribute to housing difficulties which lead to both short and long-term health issues. 8.5 million renters experience stress or anxiety and…

Discrimination is bad for your health says People’s Health Trust

The Trust launches its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement and plan, reflecting its understanding that experience of racism and other forms of discrimination and oppression are not only a profound…

Housing

Lessons from a decade

Over the past decade, the Trust has learnt a huge amount about the importance of supporting neighbourhoods experiencing the highest levels of disadvantage. Communities have worked to develop their skills,…

Annual Review 2021 - A decade of funding

During these ten years over £121 million has been raised, over 3,200 projects have been reached and over 600,000 people have been supported. Our Annual Review showcases some of these…

What makes us healthy?

People’s Health Trust has created a series of infographics exploring what makes us healthy. The infographics look at the importance of the building blocks of health (social determinants of health)…

ACORN: The union supporting renters in Newcastle

The Association of Community Organisation for Reform Now (ACORN) which is funded through People’s Health Trust using money raised by Health Lottery North East and Cumbria, act as a voice…

Policy makers must acknowledge and act on Civil Society report on race

The Civil Society report on the state of race and racism in England should serve as an urgent wake up call to policy makers. The prevalence of racism and discrimination…

Health Foundation COVID Impact Inquiry

The Health Foundation’s new inquiry, published on 6 July reveal working age adults in England’s most disadvantaged areas were almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those…

Traveller communities at risk under Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

In March this year, the Government outlined plans to make trespassing with the intent to reside a criminal offence as part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill.…

ONS Health Index Consultation

In December, Office of National Statistics (ONS) published a new health index for England, and opened a consultation for feedback. The index was first proposed in December 2018 by the…

UK COVID-19 death toll and health inequalities

The UK has now passed a horrifying marker of the pandemic: 100,000 deaths. Every life lost has a truly devastating impact on the surrounding community and, over the past year,…

The End of ‘No DSS’ discrimination

Housing is an important social determinant of health, affecting the quality, and even the length, of our lives. Housing issues often lead to people feeling powerless and isolated. Costs and…

Pride Month 2020

This Pride Month we cannot be physically together marching in the streets - celebrating LGBTQ+ people and protesting ongoing inequalities. However we still wanted to take this time highlight…

Marmot Review: 10 Years On

Published in 2010, The Marmot Review was a landmark study of health inequalities in England. The report stated unequivocally that the fundamental causes of health inequalities were political (unequal policies…

A collaborative resolution to build a healthier society

In this piece, we hear from Cathy Irving, Director of Communications at the Health Foundation, about their new Collaboration for Wellbeing and Health.“Looking back over January, it struck me that…

Environmental change

“Having a good environment is about hope, it encourages good feelings and positivity - and this is a key starting point." The quality of the local environment is an issue…