Sentences with phrase «affect vulnerable households»

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«We estimate that severe problem debt currently affects some 3.4 million people in the UK, so tackling and preventing vulnerable households from falling into problem debt should be high on the policymakers» agenda.

It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.

Bailey said: «The most vulnerable countries, which will be the worst affected — whether at the macroeconomic level or at the household level — the poorest households spend upwards of 50 % of their income on food.