We had a group discussion in June 2025 with three people about how their recent housing issues have impacted on their health. Thank you to Daria Vladimirova for editing the audio. Thank you also to Leeds Muslim Youth Forum and Foresight Equity and Solutions who helped connect us to people. Voice 1: We spoke to someone who told us about how their daughter’s health has been made worse by their housing situation. Her child has many different serious allergies to food and environmental factors (anaphylaxis) as well as being asthmatic. Her child's allergies, breathing and overall health have have been affected by factors such as damp, dust. Her airborne allergies have been triggered by food waste disposed in bin shoots. She is East African and has faced language barriers to getting support and has not felt she has been treated equally due to being a migrant. Voice2: We also spoke...

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