{"id":66115,"date":"2019-10-28T13:14:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T13:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=66115"},"modified":"2019-10-28T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T13:14:20","slug":"take-action-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/take-action-housing-crisis\/66115\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to take action on the housing crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We know how many people are hit by the housing crisis \u2013 it\u2019s time to take action to end it, says James Prestwich, head of policy at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housing.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Housing Federation<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">For years, researchers and campaigners have been trying to understand the full scale of the housing crisis. The most visible aspects are just the tip of the iceberg \u2013 homelessness, to take just one example, means much more than the stereotypical image of someone sleeping on the streets. What\u2019s more, there are other aspects of the housing crisis that are much harder to quantify: the people who can\u2019t afford to pay their rent without pushing themselves into poverty, or are stuck in a home they can\u2019t get around anymore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Now, for the first time, we have been able to quantify exactly how many people are hit by the housing crisis in all its forms, including high house prices and rents, unsuitable or poor quality homes, and the overall shortage of new homes. Our latest research shows that a staggering 8.4m people \u2013 about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/housing-crisis-england\/63658\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 in 7 in England<\/a> \u2013 are affected by the housing crisis in one way or another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">We also know how many people are touched by each of these different aspects. More than 3.5m people are living in overcrowded homes, while 2.5m people can\u2019t afford their rent or mortgage costs. Another 2.5m people are living in so-called \u201chidden households\u201d, unable to move out of their parents\u2019 home or a flat-share because of the high cost of living. And this is before we get to the 1.7m people in unsuitable housing, the 1.5m people in poor quality homes, or the 400,000 people who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness. Of the 8.4m people hit in total, some are unlucky enough to be affected by more than one issue at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Clearly, this is a spectrum of different experiences \u2013 we aren\u2019t saying that every single one of these situations are equally bad. But we shouldn\u2019t forget that they are all having serious impacts on real people. Many of those stuck in hidden households have put off starting a family because they can\u2019t find somewhere they can afford to put down roots. Many of the people living in unsuitable homes aren\u2019t able to even get around their house. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housing.org.uk\/press\/press-releases\/130000-families-forced-to-live-in-one-bed-flats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our previous research<\/a>\u00a0has shed light on the problems faced by overcrowded families, including parents sleeping in bathrooms or hallways and children unable to do their homework.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">It\u2019s also vital to remember that the housing crisis affects people in all parts of the country. People in every region are affected, including 2.2m in the North of England and 1.5m in the Midlands. Different issues are more common in different regions \u2013 more people in the North struggle to afford their rent, while people in the South are more likely to face issues like overcrowding or living with their parents because they can\u2019t afford to move out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Given the scale of the problem, it\u2019s clear that the private sector alone cannot build all the homes that the country needs. Simply building more homes will do nothing to bring down prices \u2013 we need to pay close attention to the people who need some form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/tag\/affordable-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">affordable housing<\/a> to help them get back on their feet, save to build a new life or put down roots in a stable home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Our research shows that more than 3.6m people need to be living in appropriate social housing, but currently aren\u2019t. Significantly, this is about double the government\u2019s own estimate. Official figures are a total of the number of people who have approached their council to apply for social housing. But we know the need is much greater than this. For one thing, many people don\u2019t even bother applying for social housing in the first place, because they think there\u2019s almost no chance of success. It\u2019s clear, then, that many people who are in desperate need of social housing aren\u2019t included in the official figures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Delivering the amount of social housing we need, ensuring that everyone can live in a decent home they can afford, will require a major building programme. And this can\u2019t happen without government support. We\u2019ve previously calculated that the country needs around 145,000 affordable homes every year in order to meet need, including 90,000 for social rent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Overall, this will require government investment of around \u00a312.8bn each year. This is a significant step-up on existing funding levels, but we believe that it can be done. Not only is it the only way to end the housing crisis that damages millions of people\u2019s lives, it also makes economic sense. The government is currently spending \u00a322bn each year on housing benefit, topping up low earners\u2019 rents. Investing in new social housing could bring this cost down considerably, all while growing the economy (potentially by as much as \u00a3120bn each year).<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">About 1 in 7 people in England are hit by the housing crisis in one way or another \u2013 this is the true scale of the issue. Not only do we know that, but we also know the solution. It\u2019s time for the government to set it in motion, delivering the homes the country needs and ending the housing crisis for millions of people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><strong>James Prestwich<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Head of Policy<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">National Housing Federation<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\">Tel: +44 (0)20 7067 1010<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><a href=\"mailto:info@housing.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@housing.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.housing.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.housing.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know how many people are hit by the housing crisis \u2013 it\u2019s time to take action to end it, says James Prestwich, head of policy at the National Housing Federation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[666,572,571,656,40577,570],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-66115","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-affordable-housing","8":"tag-housebuilding","9":"tag-housing-crisis","10":"tag-housing","11":"tag-pbc-today-november-2019","12":"tag-social-housing"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Time to take action on the housing crisis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We know how many people are hit by the housing crisis \u2013 it\u2019s time to take action to end it, says James Prestwich of the National Housing Federation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/take-action-housing-crisis\/66115\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Time to take action on the housing crisis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We know how many people are hit by the housing crisis \u2013 it\u2019s time to take action to end it, says James Prestwich, head of policy at the National Housing Federation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/take-action-housing-crisis\/66115\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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