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social housing

November 17, 2020

Boom in social housing needed to tackle rising council housing waiting lists

Allowing councils to build more social housing would deliver outstanding value for public money, says the Local Government Association.
July 3, 2020

Poor housing causing health problems during lockdown

The Homes at the Heart campaign is urging government to put funding for new and existing social homes at the heart of the country’s recovery from coronavirus.
July 2, 2020

PM's planning and building announcements fall 'woefully short', says IPPR

The Institute for Public Policy Research has criticised the Prime Minister's announcement on planning and building.
April 1, 2020

Grant levels need to rise to pump-prime social housing investment, says CIH

Only 11 per cent of new homes built in England are for genuinely affordable social rents, compared with nearly 70 per cent in Scotland and over 80 per cent in Wales.
January 31, 2020

Over two-thirds of council homelessness services pushed into the red

Rising levels of homelessness and the increasing cost of using expensive bed and breakfast accommodation have plunged more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in England into the red, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association
November 15, 2019

Homelessness crisis costs councils over £1bn in just one year

The amount councils spend on temporary accommodation has increased by 123 per cent in the last five years, while central government grants for social housebuilding have been cut.
November 12, 2019

New report finds higher housing costs have reduced incomes and increased inequality

Higher housing costs have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne the brunt of Britain’s 40-year housing crisis, the Resolution Foundation warns in a new report.
October 9, 2019

Nine in 10 homes unaffordable for families on benefits

The National Housing Federation is urgently calling on the government to increase LHA payments so that they cover at least the bottom 30 per cent of private rent homes in any local area.
September 24, 2019

1 in 7 people in England directly hit by the housing crisis

New research shows that the actual number of people in England who need social housing is almost double the number on the Government’s waiting list.
September 18, 2019

Research shows social housing allocation process may be failing those in greatest need

Rules and processes used to decide who gets access to social housing could be failing people in greatest need, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Housing.