More than half of those losing their homes, 60 percent, reported they had skipped meals or delayed eating because they could not afford food, and 48 percent had avoided buying prescription medication because of the cost.
Pollack warned that the findings show foreclosures can seriously affect health, exacerbating existing problems and allowing new ones to develop.
"This study raises the stakes of the housing crisis," he said, recommending that people going through foreclosures be given access to "health outreach."
Source-AFP
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