A peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, with academics from University of Adelaide, and University of Essex, has shown that the health impacts from renting could be greater thn those associated with smoking and unemployment. The study is entitled, “Are housing circumstances associated with faster epigenetic ageing?” In other words, the stresses associated with renting cause more rapid ageing. That may be so, but in the light of Australia’s homelessness and rent crises, caused by replacement level mass migration, surely the real stresses are not having a rental place in the first place and having to sleep rough on the streets, while the political class allow the overseas elites to buy up the country.
https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2023/08/17/jech-2023-220523?rss=1
“The negative health impacts associated with renting could be greater than those associated with unemployment or being a former smoker, a study has found.
The University of Adelaide and the University of Essex research found that renting in the private sector, rather than owning a property, leads to faster biological ageing.
The study used data from 1420 adults in the United Kingdom, taking into account tenure, building type, government financial support, heating and location.
The University of Adelaide's Australian Centre for Housing Research Amy Clair said health impacts should be an important consideration in shaping housing policies.
"Policies to reduce the stress and uncertainty associated with private renting, such as ending 'no-grounds' evictions, limiting rent increases and improving conditions may go some way to reducing the negative impacts of private renting," she said.
"There are many similarities between the housing policy approaches of the UK and Australia – private renters in both countries have very limited security of tenure and face high costs.
"It is therefore likely that private renters in Australia might also experience accelerated biological ageing."