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Tag Archives: housing
Apr 29 2013
The new benefit cap has the potential for unintended consequences, particularly for families in the south east
Leave a commentTweet Kate Webb analyses the impact of the benefit cap which recently came into force. She observes that its failure to take regional variation into account means that unintended consequences at a regional level are inevitable, with the most likely instance … Continue reading
Posted by: April 29, 2013
Tagged with: benefits, homelessness, housing, Shelter, welfare
Apr 3 2013
Homelessness is rising as benefits are cut
1 CommentTweet Recently released statistics show a striking rise in homelessness in the UK. Deborah Garvie summarises this trend and explains how councils are struggling to cope with the number of people at risk of homelessness who are seeking their help. While … Continue reading
Posted by: April 3, 2013
Tagged with: homelessness, housing
Mar 21 2013
The housing measures announced yesterday risk inflating prices yet do nothing to solve our housing supply problem
1 CommentTweet Glen Bramley argues that the housing measures announced by the Chancellor are likely to stimulate demand within the housing market but that they do nothing to solve supply side constraints. This risks inflating prices within the housing market whereas what … Continue reading
Posted by: March 21, 2013
Tagged with: budget, budget2013, home building, housing
Mar 6 2013
Social housing has been a way out of squalor in the past – a new programme of investment in social housing is the best way out of today’s squalor
5 CommentsTweet This blog is part of a series connected to the Social State project from the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class). The project looks at what Beveridge’s analysis of society can teach us about the Giant Evils of today … Continue reading
Posted by: March 6, 2013
Tagged with: Centre for Labour and Social Studies, home building, housing, social state
Feb 4 2013
London has certainly seen a big increase in private renters but it’s not the city with the biggest proportion of private renters in England
1 CommentTweet The recent census shows that renting is becoming the norm in urban areas across England. Pete Jefferys explores the implications of this trend, suggesting that it looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. This will have important consequences for voting, community and … Continue reading
Posted by: February 4, 2013
Tagged with: housing, London, private renting, renting, Shelter
Dec 6 2012
CPI or 1 per cent rises: The real story is the missing link to rents
2 CommentsTweet Yesterday’s Autumn Statement contained important announcements about the up-rating of benefits. Shelter’s Kate Webb analyses the changes in Local Housing Allowance, suggesting that while the chancellor has recognised the risk that rents will outpace LHA, it is far from certain that … Continue reading
Posted by: December 6, 2012
Tagged with: autumns tatement, CPI, housing, kate webb, LHA, Shelter
Nov 8 2012
While the Living Wage is hugely important, it is not enough on its own to guarantee someone a life free of poverty
1 CommentTweet While the nascent political consensus around the Living Wage is to be welcomed, Shelter’s Antonia Bance questions the common assumption that all we need to do to eliminate poverty is raise wages. The Living Wage is important but it must be … Continue reading
Posted by: November 8, 2012
Tagged with: Antonia Bance, housing, housing market, housing policy, housing supply, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, living wage, Shelter, social housing
May 27 2012
Book Review: Ground Control: Fear and happiness in the twenty-first-century city by Anna Minton
1 CommentTweet The privatisation of our cities has gone too far, argues Anna Minton in this passionate and convincing tale of the brutal links between regeneration, capitalism and unhappiness. Fran Tonkiss finds Minton’s analysis of the real legacy of the Olympic Games compelling, with … Continue reading
Posted by: May 27, 2012
Tagged with: cities, fear of crime, happiness, housing, housing policy, Olympics
