New research from the jrf_uk explores the link between anxiety and renting. We asked a psychologist how housing insecurity can seriously impact your mental wellbeing.
Private renters were at least twice as likely as homeowners to report 10 out of the 12 symptoms measured , leading the Foundation to describe the private rental sector, which has doubled in size since 2000, as “one of the greatest engines of insecurity in our time”.
“In October, the average rate for a new tenancy in the UK was £1,171 a month according to HomeLet’s Rental Index,” says Laura Howard, personal finance expert at. “This is 1% up on the previous month and 10.6% higher than October last year – that’s more than the current annual inflation rate. “If our homes don’t feel secure… it really attacks our profound sense of safety at the deepest level, psychologically and emotionally”, council tax and broadband, which are also rising, are piled on top of this cost, setting up a very difficult winter ahead for the nation’s renters.”Wendy Dignan
When we don’t feel secure, Dignan says, we often end up filtering everything that backs up feeling unsafe and rejecting anything that’s positive and doesn’t back up feeling unsafe. This can create a negative feedback loop, resulting in “low mood, anxiety, poor
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