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A review of the external research related to renting in later life. The review covers 3 broad areas: A summary of the personal views of private renters who are likely future private renters in later life. How your tenure status relates to various health outcomes. What increased future private renting in later life is likely to mean for Essex's adult social care...
This analysis evaluates the quality of housing for elderly residents split by tenure type: Owner-occupancy, Private renting, and social renting. Principally, housing quality is assessed in terms of the size, type, and age of the properties. Additionally, housing quality is evaluated in terms of the energy efficiency ratings of individual aspects of a dwelling, as well as the overall EPC rating.
Over the past 17 years, owner occupancy has become far less common amongst households younger than 65. All else equal, the high rate of occupancy for those in later life is very likely to deteriorate in the future. Households between the ages of 45-64 in low earning occupations are now far less likely to be owner occupants when compared to 10 years ago. Conversely, owner occupancy for households of the same age bracket in higher earning occupations has remained relatively...
...view the presentation, please download the .mp4 file at the bottom of this page. To access the presentation slides, please download the .pptx file linked below. For more information on cost of living, supporting and related materials can be found at the links below: Fuel Poverty in Essex: 2022 projections Renting in Later Life
