Raising the roof : Can Scotland’s Housing to 2040 Strategy help as an approach to reduce health inequalities?

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McHardy, Fiona and Smith, Katherine and Congreve, Emma (2025) Raising the roof : Can Scotland’s Housing to 2040 Strategy help as an approach to reduce health inequalities? Scottish Health Equity Research Unit, Glasgow. (https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00094207)

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Abstract

Reflecting national aspirations to address persistent health inequalities through joined up policymaking (1), this Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) briefing examines which of the multiple commitments within Housing to 2040 have the potential to contribute to health equity. Published in March 2021, Housing to 2040 is Scotland's first long-term national housing strategy. In this briefing, we consider the potential for key actions within this strategy to contribute to reducing health inequalities in the context of what we know about implementation of the strategy so far. Implementation is occurring within the backdrop of a declared national housing emergency, multiple local authority housing emergencies, and ongoing fiscal and systemic pressures. At SHERU, we recognise that addressing health inequalities is a continually evolving challenge. Through this briefing, we aim to foster dialogue on how Scotland can more effectively tackle these inequalities, by acknowledging and responding to key social determinants of health, such as housing.

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McHardy, Fiona ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3688-8200, Smith, Katherine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1060-4102 and Congreve, Emma ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6845-316X;
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