In 2019-20 there were 322,000 households that were overcrowded in London – 9.2 per cent compared to 2.5 per cent across England as a whole.[2]
The COVID-19 Marmot Review by the Health Foundation found that “overcrowded living conditions and poor quality housing are associated with higher risks of mortality from coronavirus and these are more likely to be in deprived areas and inhabited by people with lower income”.[3]
Londoners living in overcrowded homes and with poor housing conditions are more likely to experience stress during a lockdown and find it difficult to cope.
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Housing Committee meets to discuss the scale of overcrowding in London, where it is most prevalent, and which groups it disproportionately impacts, especially in light of COVID-19.
What are the Mayor and local boroughs doing to tackle this longstanding issue in the capital?
The guests are:
- Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development
- James Gleeson, Housing Research and Analysis Manager, GLA
- Charles Trew, Head of Policy, Shelter
- Beatrice Amia Cingtho-Taylor, Head of Housing Needs, Harrow Council
- Hakeem Osinaike, Director of Housing, Brent Council
- Jamie Carswell, Director of Housing & Safer Communities, Royal Borough of Greenwich
The meeting will take place virtually on Tuesday 18 January 2022 at 10.00am.
Media and members of the public can view the meeting LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube
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Notes to editors
- Full agenda papers.
- MHCLG, English Housing Survey, 2019-20
- The Health Foundation, Build Back Fairer: The COVID-19 Marmot Review, December 2020
- Chair of the Housing Committee, Siân Berry AM, is available for interview. See details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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