Social Housing

Yesterday
'We'll put things right' - south Essex council agrees £2m social housing investment Echo News14:59 25-Jan-25
Councillors announce social housing rent increase BBC13:07 25-Jan-25
Local democracy and council housing: centralising control masquerading as devolution Labour Hub11:53 25-Jan-25
Mikhail Riches's Goldsmith Street was the most significant building of 2019 Dezeen11:42 25-Jan-25
Social housing residents move into new homes near Keswick The Carlisle News & Star05:54 25-Jan-25
Tell us if you think second home owners pay more tax Somerset Live05:41 25-Jan-25
In the last 7 days
Extra funding agreed for £87m housing scheme in Brighton Brighton and Hove News22:13 24-Jan-25
North Tyneside Labour councillor defends housing policy amid Tory calls for tougher restrictions Chronicle Live21:21 24-Jan-25
‘Frightening’: Hackney renews pleas for housing aid as two thirds of councils fear budget… Hackney Citizen19:57 24-Jan-25
Garden makeover for childcare home – boxing punchbag and trampoline included London News Online15:25 24-Jan-25
aluplast secures long-term social housing contract Glass & Glazing Products15:03 24-Jan-25
Families move in as new council homes finished in Arun SussexWorld11:40 24-Jan-25
Scottish Social Housing Tender Price Index (SSHTPI) quarterly report: December 2024 The Scottish Government10:31 24-Jan-25
New sustainable council homes on the rise at two Wolverhampton brownfield sites City Of Wolverhampton Council (Press Release)10:22 24-Jan-25
Common challenges social housing associations face with Universal Credit National Housing Federation10:21 24-Jan-25
What are the key trends for London’s social housing providers in 2025? Inside Housing10:18 24-Jan-25
Welsh government backs standardised timber housing designs Inside Housing10:16 24-Jan-25
London housing waiting lists at 10-year high Government Business09:35 24-Jan-25
Social housing waiting lists in capital reach decade-high, says London Councils Housing Today08:15 24-Jan-25
15 minutes with… Mike Figg, head of social housing at Barclays Inside Housing07:33 24-Jan-25
How a social housing scheme pioneered 3D printing Architects Journal07:30 24-Jan-25
Social housing specialists set targets to reach £300m turnover TheBusinessDesk.com22:07 23-Jan-25
Rise in social housing rent recommended by Oxford council This is Oxfordshire18:53 23-Jan-25
Children’s care home garden transformed by Council’s home-building contractors Royal Borough of Greenwich (Press Release)16:16 23-Jan-25
Young families to be given priority for social housing in shake-up Ham & High13:33 23-Jan-25
County Durham’s Social Housing Allocations Policy: Have Your Say Consett Magazine13:23 23-Jan-25
The Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures Labour Outlook12:37 23-Jan-25
Dozens of social landlords introduce data handling training following Ombudsman report Housing Today12:26 23-Jan-25
Eastbourne councillor deems funding system for local government ‘broken’ SussexWorld12:06 23-Jan-25
Waiting list for social homes in Ashfield is growing according to new data Hucknall Dispatch Online11:48 23-Jan-25
Planning applications mark landmark moment for Council’s Project 500 housing initiative Manchester City Council11:29 23-Jan-25
Highest number of households on London social housing waitlist since 2013 EC1 Echo11:02 23-Jan-25
Council moves step close to purchasing 66-bed supported housing property Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Press Release)10:23 23-Jan-25
England: Three reforms ‘could deliver 100,000 affordable homes’ Scottish Housing News10:00 23-Jan-25
Adur District Council sets out ambitious plans for investment for the community Adur & Worthing Councils (Press Release)09:44 23-Jan-25
Shocking Numbers: Over 336,000 Households Waiting for Social Housing in ... Public Sector Executive09:23 23-Jan-25
Plans for new council homes refused Nation.Cymru07:38 23-Jan-25
Social housing firm Fortem targets £300m turnover Construction Enquirer07:24 23-Jan-25
Council home tenants asked to have their say on services in Redditch Redditch Advertiser, Worcestershire06:51 23-Jan-25
London social housing waiting lists at decade high BBC06:22 23-Jan-25
Number on London housing waiting lists highest for ten years OnLondon18:45 22-Jan-25
Council must tackle social rent debts to reduce £1.3m contingency Evening Leader17:59 22-Jan-25
First Hotels to Homes scheme to provide new affordable housing in Torbay in 2025 Torbay Council (Press Release)17:07 22-Jan-25
Retrofit firm buys two social housing contractors after securing £70m investment Inside Housing16:50 22-Jan-25
New council homes built in Arun Arun District Council (Press Release)16:46 22-Jan-25
Plymouth Social Housing Landlord Purchases 15 Homes at Palmerston Heights The Plymouth Chronicle16:12 22-Jan-25
Government ‘vastly underestimated’ cost of implementing Awaab’s Law Inside Housing14:48 22-Jan-25
Social housing rent set to rise in Newark and Sherwood Newark Advertiser14:20 22-Jan-25
In brief: Social Housing REIT plans policy change to shift providers London South East14:02 22-Jan-25
Northumberland County Council cracking down on tenancy fraud Northumberland Gazette13:58 22-Jan-25
Anfield terraced homes 'should be used as council housing' Liverpool Echo12:57 22-Jan-25
Lacaton & Vassal, Frédéric Druot and Christophe Hutin's Transformation of 530 Dwellings was the most significant… Dezeen11:28 22-Jan-25
‘Direct investment and more power to councils’: sector responds to Right to Buy consultation Inside Housing11:16 22-Jan-25
'No decision made' on future of iconic Rathcoole multi-storey Northern Ireland World11:16 22-Jan-25
Majority of Brits think people with second homes should pay more tax JOE.co.uk10:45 22-Jan-25
Five-year strategy for providing safe, energy-efficient and cost-effective social housing is agreed St Albans City and District Council (Press Release)10:05 22-Jan-25
West Devon one of six areas in England where social housing deemed 'unaffordable' Tavistock Times Gazette09:29 22-Jan-25
Households on social housing waiting lists in London reach highest level in over a decade Harrow Online09:17 22-Jan-25
London households on social housing waiting list at 10 year high Fitzrovia News09:15 22-Jan-25
Social housing waiting lists in London highest for over a decade Enfield Dispatch08:12 22-Jan-25
Luxury liner lifeboats not needed for canoes PoliticsHome08:00 22-Jan-25
Are evolving regulations an opportunity or overload for housing associations? Inside Housing07:06 22-Jan-25
Shortest wait for Birmingham council homes revealed Birmingham Live05:38 22-Jan-25
Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why Big Issue04:38 22-Jan-25
227 bids for two bed house: Reality of social housing in Middlesbrough Teesside Live04:15 22-Jan-25
Mayor of West Midlands tackling region’s affordable homes shortage The Business Magazine01:10 22-Jan-25
Provost pays visit to Largs council housing development on first anniversary Largs & Millport News20:49 21-Jan-25
London councils' housing waiting lists at their longest in a decade Evening Standard18:35 21-Jan-25
Council housing rent and charges to go up despite being branded 'unfair Penarth Times17:37 21-Jan-25
Here's the one event that brings robotics and social housing together The Northern Echo17:24 21-Jan-25
Council Tenants Unhappy With the Way GBC Handles Their complaints The Guildford Dragon17:17 21-Jan-25
Newcastle City Council refunds £100,000 after overcharging tenants for rent since 2017 Chronicle Live16:45 21-Jan-25
Concern over ‘poor quality’ homes in private rented sector in Wales Yahoo! UK & Ireland16:09 21-Jan-25
Guildford council tenants say they don't feel listened to and want their landlord to show 'a… Get Surrey15:57 21-Jan-25
Improving safety and quality in council homes Brighton & Hove City Council (Press Release)15:04 21-Jan-25
Cabinet Secretary visits Vale Council housing sites Vale of Glamorgan Council (Press Release)14:13 21-Jan-25
Portsmouth warns of housing cuts as government faces calls for action The News, Portsmouth13:13 21-Jan-25
Raising HRA threshold could unlock 88,000 new council homes, report finds Inside Housing12:11 21-Jan-25
A two-year study into tenancy sustainment in social housing highlights the difficulties and sacrifices tenants face… Sheffield Hallam University11:19 21-Jan-25
Should second home owners pay more tax? Have your say Cambridge News11:11 21-Jan-25
Lambeth: Government support needed over housing maintenance Lambeth Council (Press Release)09:02 21-Jan-25
Extra £1.7 million allocated to West Midlands social housing scheme Express & Star06:08 21-Jan-25
WMCA investment to support social housing at the Port Loop development Insider Media06:07 21-Jan-25
Social housing wait list rises as demand exceeds supply in Peterborough Peterborough Telegraph05:08 21-Jan-25
Building work on halted Fife council housing developments to resume Central Fife Times19:04 20-Jan-25
Labour accuse Greens of major U-turn over council houses ‘fire sale’ Bristol 24/717:34 20-Jan-25
This is where all the major social housing schemes are being built in the Vale Penarth Times17:10 20-Jan-25
Highest number of households on Bath and North East Somerset social housing waitlist since 2016 Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Journal16:30 20-Jan-25
Record number of households on Torridge social housing waitlist Okehampton Today, Devon16:25 20-Jan-25
Highest number of households on Mid Devon social housing waitlist since 2019 Crediton Courier16:25 20-Jan-25
Highest number of households on Waverley social housing waitlist since 2019 Haslemere Herald, Surrey16:23 20-Jan-25
Highest number of households on Woking social housing waitlist since 2019 Woking News & Mail16:23 20-Jan-25
Highest number of households on East Hampshire social housing waitlist since 2014 Bordon Today, Hampshire16:23 20-Jan-25
Highest number of households on Cornwall social housing waitlist since 2016 The Voice16:22 20-Jan-25
Highest number of households on Teignbridge social housing waitlist since 2016 Mid Devon Advertiser16:21 20-Jan-25
Greens deny U-turn over 'fire-sale' of Bristol council homes Bristol Live15:51 20-Jan-25
Data reveals there was no social housing available in Edinburgh for all of December last year Deadline News15:45 20-Jan-25
England: Quarter of councils ‘may sell homes to balance books’ Scottish Housing News15:25 20-Jan-25
Local authorities struggling to deliver new social housing as budgets on the ‘brink of collapse’ Morning Star15:21 20-Jan-25
Two thirds of housing budgets ‘on the brink’ Local Government Chronicle13:30 20-Jan-25
Two Thirds of Councils Fear Collapse of Housing Budgets South Tyneside Council (Press Release)13:28 20-Jan-25
Housing budgets are in crisis for councils across the country Wealden District Council (Press Release)13:03 20-Jan-25
Council housing tenants asked to share views on how they are engaged Cheshire West and Chester Council (Press Release)13:02 20-Jan-25
We support national campaign to secure the future of council housing Dacorum Borough Council (Press Release)12:46 20-Jan-25
Four arrested in social housing investment scheme probe Inside Housing12:37 20-Jan-25
Nine in 10 council housing budgets under financial stress LocalGov12:08 20-Jan-25
Government reforms sparked more RTB applications in three weeks than in typical year Inside Housing11:46 20-Jan-25
Three-quarters of councils expect to stop house building projects The Independent10:53 20-Jan-25
Government reforms sparked more RTB application in three weeks than in typical year Inside Housing10:45 20-Jan-25
Delivering our housing strategy: boosting the supply of new affordable housing using Council… Manchester City Council10:44 20-Jan-25
LGA calls for further reforms of Right to Buy to ensure sustainability o... Public Sector Executive09:46 20-Jan-25
England: Review finds critical areas for improvement for social landlord Scottish Housing News09:38 20-Jan-25
Two-thirds of councils fear collapse of housing budgets Southwark Council (Press Release)09:25 20-Jan-25
Clarion opens applications for William Sutton Prize with £125,000 cash pot Inside Housing08:53 20-Jan-25
More than 200 Fife Council homes back on track after firm’s liquidation Scottish Construction Now07:45 20-Jan-25

      
            
      
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Latest news on social housing in the UK, providing comprehensive coverage of affordable homes, council housing, housing associations, government policies, and the ongoing debate over how to address the nation's housing crisis.

Social housing in the United Kingdom refers to housing provided by local authorities and housing associations at affordable rents for people on low incomes or with particular needs. It plays a crucial role in ensuring access to decent, secure, and affordable homes for millions of Britons. However, the UK has been grappling with a severe shortage of social housing, with waiting lists growing and many people struggling to find suitable accommodation.

Recent developments in UK social housing include the government's pledge to build more affordable homes, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the housing sector, and the ongoing debate over the Right to Buy scheme, which allows council tenants to purchase their homes at a discount. Our feed brings you the latest news and analysis on these and other key issues, including updates on government funding, planning reforms, and the work of housing charities and advocacy groups.

Social housing has a significant impact on the lives of individuals and communities across the UK. It provides a safety net for those who cannot afford market rents, including low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Our feed highlights the human stories behind the housing crisis, featuring the experiences of social housing tenants, the challenges faced by local authorities and housing associations, and the innovative solutions being developed to address the shortage of affordable homes.

The history of social housing in the UK dates back to the late 19th century, with the introduction of the first council houses. The post-war period saw a significant expansion of social housing, with the construction of large council estates and the establishment of housing associations. However, the 1980s and 1990s witnessed a shift towards privatisation and the Right to Buy scheme, which has contributed to the current shortage of social housing.

Staying informed about social housing in the UK is essential for understanding one of the most pressing issues facing the nation. Our NewsNow feed brings you comprehensive coverage of this critical topic, with the latest news, analysis, and commentary from leading housing experts, policymakers, and advocates. Whether you're a social housing tenant, a housing professional, or simply someone who cares about building a fairer and more inclusive society, this feed is an essential resource for staying up-to-date on the state of social housing in the UK.

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