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One in seven homes in England are classified as 'non-decent' because they don't meet basic standards of comfort, repair, facilities or safety. Poor-quality and overcrowded housing often leads to ill health, as it is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, depression and anxiety. Single-person, low-income and minority ethnic households are most likely to live in non-decent homes, which are most common in the private rented sector. Rates of overcrowding are highest among social and private renters, at 8% and 5%. The housing emergency is ruining lives. Our housing market is broken, with more and more people unable to afford decent and secure accommodation. Owning a home is increasingly hard for the young because of rocketing house prices, and we are not building enough social housing, increasing demand and costs in the private rented sector.
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Disadvantage undermines people’s capabilities and opportunities
Disadvantage undermines people’s capabilities and opportunities
Many high earners are paid unreasonably large amounts of money
Many high earners are paid unreasonably large amounts of money
People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to get to and do well at university
People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to get to and do well at university
People from poorer backgrounds do less well at school
People from poorer backgrounds do less well at school
Socio-economic inequality leads to environmental inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to environmental inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to health inequalities
Socio-economic inequality leads to health inequalities
Socio-economic inequality leads to more crime and less effective criminal justice
Socio-economic inequality leads to more crime and less effective criminal justice
Socio-economic inequality leads to political inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to political inequality
The structure of our economy leads to huge regional inequalities
The structure of our economy leads to huge regional inequalities
There is little relationship between merit and reward
There is little relationship between merit and reward
Too many people are on low incomes and in insecure work
Too many people are on low incomes and in insecure work
Wealth inequality is much larger than income inequality
Wealth inequality is much larger than income inequality