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The Future of Social Housing in London Current Issues and ways forward

The Future of Social Housing in London Current Issues and ways forward. London School of Economics, 19 th Feb 2010. Access to social housing through the homelessness safety net. TA numbers down 18% 06/09 New social housing supply has risen and right to buy sales have fallen

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The Future of Social Housing in London Current Issues and ways forward

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  1. The Future of Social Housing in London Current Issues and ways forward London School of Economics, 19th Feb 2010

  2. Access to social housing through the homelessness safety net • TA numbers down 18% 06/09 • New social housing supply has risen and right to buy sales have fallen • Homelessness acceptances down 15% 06-09

  3. The bigger picture This puts allocations under even more pressure

  4. Overcrowding • About 2% of households in the social rented sector (12,000) are severely overcrowded • 200,000 children living in the social rented sector are overcrowded

  5. … and under-occupation • Need for more family sized social homes • Space standards also important • Scope for more effective incentive based approaches?

  6. Living in social housing • Almost half social tenants in London are workless • 31% of social tenants in England falling behind with their rental payments • Levels of dissatisfaction with the local neighbourhood are high

  7. Some challenges • How can we develop a better understanding of the profile and characteristics of current and would-be social tenants? • How can we improve the private sector to better cater for people’s housing needs and aspirations? • What role do we want social housing to play in meeting London’s housing need?

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