Renters more likely to have health problems than homeowners

The report said that a lack of public healthcare coverage for those with a chronic condition risks exacerbating the risk of poverty or material deprivation they already face.

Renters have poorer health outcomes than homeowners while low levels of medical card coverage put many of them at a “high financial risk in the event of a health emergency”.

New research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has identified that a quarter of private renters with a chronic illness are at risk of poverty, yet the majority of them lack a medical card.