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Right to housing

Everyone should have the right to a safe and secure place to call home but for too many people in the UK this is not a reality. We support people with lived experience of homelessness to shape the solutions towards dignified living conditions in the UK.

Illustration showing two images - on the left, titled "Human Is A Human Right", a mother is opening the door to her house where you see the father cooking and the children anticipating her entrance behind the window. On the right, titled "The Reality of Housing" shows a single mother with a baby sitting on a bed in a decrepit house with black mould and broken windows.

Home is a human right, yet many are without one. Poor housing conditions, like mould and damp, are also worsening health issues. © Edith Pritchett x AIUK

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Briefing - Broken Britain: Voices from the frontline of the fight for everyday rights (353.1 KB PDF)

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Three people hold up a sign saying "social security is a human right" in front of Westminster, London

Broken Britain: Voices from the frontline of the fight for everyday rights

Date: September 23 2024

Backdrop of a house, with text saying Make The Right to a safe home a reality for all.

England: Homelessness Report - An Obstacle Course (2022)

Date: June 06 2022

Two illustrations side by side, the left one showing a family secure in a house as our right to social security dictates, versus how it really is with a person at a meeting with children struggling to get support.

Everyday Rights: Right v Reality Illustrations, by Edith Pritchett

Date: May 28 2026

Someone donating to a homeless person sitting near the Millennium bridge in London

UK: response to new homelessness figures

Date: August 08 2024

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