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Mental Health
Physical wellbeing
Physical wellbeing
Constant worry about rent increases, eviction, or homelessness can lead to long-term mental health issues. The inability to secure stable housing can erode self-worth and trigger feelings of failure, isolation, or despair.
Physical wellbeing
Physical wellbeing
Physical wellbeing
Overcrowding and low sanitation can increases the spread of sickness and diseases. Housing insecurity is strongly correlated with people postponing or skipping necessary medical treatments due to financial strain.
Crime rates
Physical wellbeing
Society effects
Housing instability is linked to higher rates of theft, trespassing, and loitering as people attempt to meet basic needs. Vulnerable youth without stable homes may be more susceptible to gang activity, drug use, or violence.
Society effects
Emotional and social toll
Society effects
Stress, absenteeism and detachment undermine job performance and overall economic output. People leaving unaffordable cities creates skill shortages and imbalanced regional development.
Intergenerational Impact
Emotional and social toll
Emotional and social toll
Children growing up in housing-insecure households are more likely to struggle with education, employment, and general personal growth, perpetuating poverty into the next generation.
Emotional and social toll
Emotional and social toll
Emotional and social toll
Loss of dignity over the inability to afford housing or provide shelter for one’s family can lead to shame and social withdrawal.
People may lose faith in government, capitalism, or societal fairness.