Children in social housing "sleeping on a blanket on a concrete floor"
Increasing numbers of people in social housing are living in inhospitable conditions because they are unable to afford even basic furniture and flooring, Dezeen reports as part of our Social Housing Revival series.
In the UK, social-rented homes are usually handed over to new residents in a sparse state ? lacking basic elements of decoration and furnishings, as well as essential appliances.
As the cost of living continues to rise and the availability of crisis-support services diminishes, a growing number of people are unable to afford to furnish these homes, meaning they are sometimes forced to live in a harsh environment for months at a time.
Top: before ? many UK social-housing residents live with furniture poverty. Above: after ? London charity Furnishing Futures makes new interiors for women who have fled domestic abuse "For the families who we work with, the point that is most distressing is the void condition ? the homes are given and [social landlords] don't bother painting the walls, and there's absolutely no flooring down," said Emily Wheeler, founder and CEO of Furnishing Futures.
"Most people over time can manage to get some furniture together that's gifted to them from the local church or friends or family or whatever, but it costs thousands and thousands of pounds to put flooring down, even in a one-bedroom flat."
London charity Furnishing Futures was recently established to address the issue among women fleeing domestic abuse, creating int...
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