Inadequate Social Housing and Health: The Case of Oliver Bond House, The Liberties, Dublin

Manzo, Lidia Katia C and Grove, Hannah (2024) Inadequate Social Housing and Health: The Case of Oliver Bond House, The Liberties, Dublin. Open Research Europe, 3 (211). pp. 1-23.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.16767.2

Abstract

Background Inadequate housing is an important social justice issue that adversely affects health. Methods Drawing on an extended ethnography case study, this paper presents the results of a resident-led survey to highlight the health consequences of inadequate social housing, as residents wait for a ‘fair regeneration’ of their social housing ‘flats’ estate within a gentrifying inner-city Dublin neighbourhood. Results Four key concerns were identified by residents as part of this analysis: (1) substandard housing conditions which are physically harmful to health; (2) the emotional toll of an unsafe social environment; (3) lack of child friendly and community green spaces; and (4) constrained mobility due to inaccessible housing design. Conclusions The results highlight the urgent need to place greater priority on the maintenance of the existing social housing stock and demonstrate the need for public housing policies that recognize the quality and quantity of adequate housing provision, where care is at the heart of housing policies. The paper also presents a novel ‘City of Care’ framework, following the need to develop an ethics of care within cities where public health, community wellbeing, solidarity, residents’ empowerment, and social justice principles are at the forefront. Given that housing is an essential contributor to good health, it is now time for a joint public housing and public health agenda to create healthier homes by confronting the everyday impact of inadequate housing to tackle social inequalities more broadly.

Item Type:	Article
Sustainable Development Goals:	Goal 1: No Poverty Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords:	Social Housing, Health, Care, Inadequate Housing, Mental Health, Public Health, City of Care approach, Health in All Policies, Mould, Dublin, Financialization of Social Housing, Urban Restructuring, Urban Poor Communities, Women Residents’ Activism
Divisions:	Sustainable Built Environment & Property Research Centre > School of Town Planning
Depositing User:	Dr Hannah Grove
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2026 08:56
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2026 10:25
URI:	https://ube.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/302

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