Recommendation 16

The guidance that the Government has produced for those in overcrowded housing is substandard. There was no clear guidance in one place from the Government on how to overcome the practical challenges of living in overcrowded, and in some cases multigenerational, accommodation. This continues to be the case nine months after the country first entered lockdown. We recommend that the Government should, within the next four weeks, publish clear, culturally competent guidance with practical recommendations on how to self-isolate for people living in overcrowded, and/or multi- generational, accommodation. The Government should liaise with BAME groups on how to cascade this guidance. We further recommend that the Government by the end of summer 2021 produce a strategy to reduce overcrowding due to its poor health impacts.