New Shelter research shows a huge surge in the number of people suffering from stress and depression due to high housing costs. The YouGov survey found 18 million people (38 per cent) in Britain believe housing costs cause stress and depression in their family. This is a rise of seven million people (15 per cent) since 2009. Shelter commissioned YouGov to investigate how the risk of repossession and rent rises are affecting people.The survey also found that:
* More than 13 million people (28 per cent) said they keep up with their rent or mortgage without any difficulty, a drop from 19 million people (41 per cent) in 2009.
* 12 million people (26 per cent) have reduced the amount they spend on food to help pay their housing costs.
Read more on the Shelter website.
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