With home ownership being prohibitively expensive, their housing conditions are often very poor.

Their housing conditions are generally poor, whether they are in collective accommodation or rented flats.

Furthermore, there appears to be a close link between poor housing conditions and ill health

C. Housing conditions

Housing and living conditions

This will entail improving the living, working, housing and environmental conditions of the urban poor around Yangon and Mandalay.

It follows that poverty, meaning poor socio economic conditions, poor living conditions (housing and accommodation, work and general environment) and an unhealthy way of life influence directly a nation and its health potential.

Current housing and living conditions

The Committee is concerned about the poor housing conditions, the considerable housing shortage and the absence of effective measures to provide social housing for low income families and the disadvantaged and marginalized groups.

The results of the survey show that almost a third of Estonian households live in poor conditions or in conditions not suitable for their housing needs.

Poor hygiene conditions.

She described that living in poverty meant hiding and constantly justifying the status of poor health, nutrition and housing conditions.

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Housing for the Poor in Developing Countries

Housing for Health works with poor people.

It is not necessary to restate the gruesome statistics of the conditions of the poor the high mortality rates, the malnutrition, the inadequate health facilities, ignorance and poor housing.

Rural area is characterized by poverty related problems unresolved housing conditions, unemployment, poor infrastructure, the inexistence of institutions that would provide assistance.

Poor and inadequate housing conditions, characterized by overcrowding and lack of privacy, sanitation and basic services exacerbate women's vulnerability to domestic violence.

Rental Housing An Essential Option for the Poor

In improving housing for the urban poor, Governments can assume two functions facilitating housing provision and improvement by individuals and private entrepreneurs and directly providing affordable housing to the poor.

The problem poor living environment, poor housing and the bugs that do people harm.

Improving conditions for the working poor

The case concerned Ms. Grootboom and others who were living in extremely poor conditions on illegally occupied private land earmarked for formal low cost housing.

Since 1990, housing conditions for Blacks have actually deteriorated.

In keeping with our housing policy, free housing is also provided for poor families on social security.

Providing improved housing and associated services to the urban poor

Unemployment among refugees is high and living conditions poor.

(iv) Targeting subsidies to poor people for housing and basic services, including the consideration of loans and subsidies that reflect the payment capabilities of the poor for housing and basic services

CMHC's electronic database for assessing housing conditions shows that, in 2001, there were 1.7 million households in core housing need.

The costs to the US of allowing so many of its children to grow up in poverty, poor health, poor schools, and poor housing are staggering.

67. Guam has relatively poor natural conditions for commercial agriculture.

59. Guam has relatively poor natural conditions for commercial agriculture.

Public housing agencies could promote better housing by providing credit to the poor, who usually lack access to the formal housing finance market, through, for example, affordable mortgages and microcredit schemes.

Improving conditions in the informal sector and for the working poor

Their health conditions, as witnessed by the Special Representative, are poor.

Governments must adopt innovative policies to remedy problems such as poor housing conditions and public services and fragmented community structures, by cutting through bureaucratic red tape and empowering people to revitalize their neighbourhoods.

Because the poor cannot buy adequate housing on their own, public resources must be used.

Social reforms were established, help to the poor increased in housing benefits and school programmes.

Despite these efforts, however, the living conditions at the camp remain poor.

Occupational safety and sanitation well as production tools are in poor conditions.

Detainees live in extremely poor conditions and a deplorable state of sanitation.

114. The Russian Federation has formulated a new national housing policy and has taken measures for the transformation of the housing sector under market conditions.

Hong Kong is notorious for its crowded living conditions and the high cost of residential housing.

Adequate living conditions, particularly in relation to housing, sanitation, electricity and water supply, transport and communications.

A key aspect of improving the housing conditions of indigenous peoples is to address their poverty.