Social housing
10 Feb 2026
Parliamentary Committee Examines Social Housing Conditions
A new report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has found that progress in improving the condition of social housing in England has largely stalled since the pandemic,...
Read more26 Aug 2025
Council Housing Blueprint Could Offer Rural Lifeline
A new report by Policy Exchange has called on the Government to commit to building 100,000 high-quality council homes annually—and its recommendations could have significant implications for rural areas. The...
Read more07 Jul 2025
Rural Housing Week 2025
This week is Rural Housing Week 2025, an annual campaign led by the National Housing Federation to spotlight the vital role affordable housing plays in keeping rural communities vibrant, inclusive...
Read more22 Apr 2025
Housing Crisis is a Health Crisis
A powerful new report from Crisis, supported by Health Equals, is shining a spotlight on how unaffordable private rents are driving people into poor health and homelessness. Titled “Now I...
Read more14 Apr 2025
Families Waiting Years for Truly Affordable Homes
In communities across England, families in desperate need of affordable housing are now facing waits that stretch decades—often far beyond their children’s upbringing—for a family-sized (3+ bed) social home. Analysis...
Read more17 Feb 2025
Thousands To Benefit From The Security Of A Safe Home
In a significant move to combat the housing crisis in the UK, the government has announced a £350 million investment aimed at increasing the availability of affordable and social housing,...
Read more11 Feb 2025
The Homes That Children Deserve: Housing Policy to Support Children
New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) finds that a combination of welfare reforms, rising numbers of children in the private rented sector and a lack of...
Read more25 Nov 2024
Housing: Right to Buy Reforms
The government has announced reforms to the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme, designed to create a fairer and more sustainable system that ensures councils can protect and rebuild their social...
Read more23 Oct 2024
Reflections on the Inaugural Housing Community Summit: A New Dawn for Social Housing?
The first-ever Housing Community Summit, a collaborative effort by the National Housing Federation and the Chartered Institute of Housing, convened in Liverpool, bringing together the UK’s social housing sector. This landmark event couldn’t have...
Read more30 Sep 2024
Unveiling Hidden Realities: New Images of Rural Homelessness
The Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) and the Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition, chaired by English Rural, have partnered to create a collection of free, non-stigmatising images of people who are experiencing homelessness in...
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