- Reference: 2021/4793
- Question by: Hina Bokhari
- Meeting date: 16 December 2021
New research by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence has found that leaseholders’ mental health has been profoundly affected by the building safety crisis, with 100% of respondents reporting anxiety, depression and in some cases suicidal thoughts. The main driver for this mental ill-health was not fear of a fire erupting, but of potential financial ruin due to the cost of cladding and other fire safety measures like waking watches. In March and May 2021 you said you were calling for Government to review the role and remit of LEASE in order to deliver specialist mental health support. What...