For too long, small wear and tear issues have gone unchecked and unaddressed, leading to large disrepair problems that harm the health and wellbeing of vulnerable older people.
Coupled with fewer contractors, inflationary price rises for materials and fewer funding opportunities, the options for low-income homeowners to access support are running out.
Care & Repair works every day to support older people living in unfit, unsafe homes in a state of disrepair. Using our own data, we have compiled findings on current disrepair into a new report.
Our key findings:
- The number of clients that are coming to Care & Repair for support has increased year-on-year:
- In 2018-19, we provided help to 26,733 older people.
- Our most recent statistics show that in 2022-23, this increased to 62,607 people.
- In one year, we have seen a 130% increase in charitable-funded works to improve housing conditions.
- Care & Repair Agencies have had to add ‘Reduction of water penetration, damp and mould’ as a specific primary intervention measure outcome, as we were seeing an increase in calls from older people for this type of issue.
