[BREAKING] Public health bodies call on @RobertJenrick to extend the eviction ban and protect renters
We joined @TheBMA and @LDNRentersUnion among others to warn of the increased COVID-19 risk faced by people likely to be made homeless https://www.ft.com/content/c494720d-2c1f-40db-8507-dab4fe71c024
We joined @TheBMA and @LDNRentersUnion among others to warn of the increased COVID-19 risk faced by people likely to be made homeless https://www.ft.com/content/c494720d-2c1f-40db-8507-dab4fe71c024
Public health bodies echo the calls made by tenant unions & warn that “evicting people from their homes and forcing them into overcrowded accommodation or homelessness could contribute to an increase of COVID-19 infections”
the full @FT article now: https://www.ft.com/content/c494720d-2c1f-40db-8507-dab4fe71c024

The @guardian have also covered our letter to the government & Medact member and Epidemiologist @methodsmandan was quoted warning that “the gap in government’s policy to protect renters increases the public health risk” 

the full article now: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/20/end-of-eviction-ban-in-england-and-wales-could-cause-covid-surge




If you're a health worker who wants to campaign to extend the eviction ban & make secure housing a mainstream public health policy, join our Economic Justice & Health Group: https://www.medact.org/membership/groups/economic-justice-health/