Housing crisis puts communities at risk
Rural communities need a new deal to deliver more affordable homes, says a report highlighting the scale of the housing crisis in the English countryside. Launched to coincide with Rural Housing Week (2-6 July), the IPPR research finds that rural housing is less affordable to local people than in most urban areas. The average rural house price […]
Funding halves for supported bus services
Funding for supported buses has been halved in the last eight years, leaving many parts of England and Wales without public transport, according to a new report released by the Campaign for Better Transport. The Buses in Crisis report reveals that local authority bus budgets in England and Wales were cut by £20.5m last year – […]
