Accomodation

A recent report on government provided social housing concluded that 50% of the housing was over 25 years old, and has had no renovation work carried out on it in that time₍₁₎. This means that the insulation and sanitation of these buildings is insufficient.

The report also stated reported that 59% of Latvians live in housing considered to be overcrowded₍₂₎. This is the highest percentage in Europe.   

The most common features of the houses the families we work with inhabit are walls covered in damp and mould, unhygienic communal toilets and a lack of safety.  Children grow up in freezing environments, playing in corridors that have little light and are a haven for social ills.

For further information about the living conditions read this article written for the EDP by Journalist Kieron Pimm

_{References:
(1)eurostat.eu Housing Statistics
(2) eurostat.eu Housing Statistics}