BRE: The cost of poor housing to the NHS

This Briefing Paper has been produced by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) on behalf of the BRE Trust as an update to The Real Cost of Poor Housing 2010. Based on the 2011 English Housing Survey and 2011 indicative NHS costs, the paper widens the definition of 'poor housing' to include all 'sub-standard' housing. It also provides an updated estimate of the cost of poor housing and provides readers with the economic justification for investing in improving the existing housing stock.