A HUGE divide in lockdown living conditions has been exposed by the coronavirus crisis, with young people, low earners and ethnic minorities worse off, a study suggests.

People who rent properties have also seen their mental health deteriorate, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.

The think tank said that the scale of wider inequalities in living conditions – including damp, overcrowding, garden access and derelict neighbourhoods – was "striking and worrying," especially as more people will work from home in the future.