Depressing outlook for hidden homeless

LIVING in cramped and overcrowded conditions, as so many are, often results in chronic depression.

This almost inevitably leads to other related problems. Families or individuals who are involuntarily sharing with other family members or friends, and those in insecure accommodation or substandard housing, are among the hidden homeless.

To add to the situation, the suspension of house repair grants for elderly and handicapped people has brought further misery and hardship.