Social workers report housing crisis for children

Over a fifth of social workers working with children, young people and families have seen their service remove a child or children from their family in the last three years where unsafe or inappropriate housing conditions was a key contributing factor. Unsafe housing conditions can include maintenance issues, mould, damp, insect or vermin infestations or cramped conditions. More broadly, 78% of all social workers strongly agree that housing conditions are a concern for people they support, with 36% strongly agreeing that over the last three years the number of people they help living in unsafe or inappropriate housing conditions has increased.