High Wycombe features as an area of both food and furniture poverty relating to increased mental health issues, children in need, schooling outcomes, domestic abuse and hardship.

New research from Ryobi has found that the condition of housing we live in is having a negative 

impact on family dynamics, social lives and mental health

- Today, over a third of us (35%) admit that we would be embarrassed if visitors were to see the 

current state of their home 

- And one in five (20%) reveal that this dissatisfaction with living conditions is having a negative impact 

on their mental health

- A major factor in this is concern for loved ones – just under a quarter of us (24%) believe our housing 

is unsafe (dangerous, unhygienic) for our family members, while the same proportion of parents 

worry issues with their home, including a lack of required space and furniture, may be having a 

negative impact on their children’s development.

Provide enough basic essential furniture and appliances so no home is without beds to sleep in,  fridges to keep food and personal pharmaceuticals safe and a cooker to prepare food.