Healthy Homes Initiative improving health of vulnerable
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The latest report card on the Government's Healthy Homes Initiative shows it is improving the health of vulnerable families.
The programme identifies people living in poor-quality housing and provides things like curtains, insulation, and alternative accommodation when needed.
The three year evaluation has found it reduces people's chance of going to hospital by 20 percent, and is also boosting employment and school attendance.
One of the report's authors Nevil Pierse spoke to Corin Dann.