The Madness of Social Housing in the United Kingdom

Ep.10. The Madness of Social Housing in the United Kingdom

An in depth look at the truth and madness that lies behind social housing in the United Kingdom.

Sources:
Dwelling Statistics by Local Authority:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov…

Social Housing Statistics for Local Authority Housing:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads…

Social housing Statistics for Housing Association Housing:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statist…

Housing Benefit Claim statistics (incl.by Local Authority, whether in Social Housing and average weekly cost of tenure):
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads…

Waiting Lists by Local Authority:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads…

Proportion of Social Housing Benefit Recipients and Household Savings :
English Housing Survey – Annex Table 2.6 and 2.14
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads…

Estimate of high earning social housing tenants:
“High Income Social Tenants Pay to Stay” Consultation paper:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov…

Re-letting rate and discount to market rent of social housing by local authority:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov…
(see CORE data for more general information on social housing lettings)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statist…

Historical Rate of social housing lettings:
CORE Summary data: https://assets.publishing.service.gov…

Historical Propotions of Social Housing:
Live Table 102 DCHLG: https://assets.publishing.service.gov…

Historical Data on Right to Buy by Local Authority:
Live Table 685 DCHLG: https://assets.publishing.service.gov…

Good article outlining history of 2010 social housing funding changes:
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insig…

New Social Housing Construction by funding scheme:
Live Table 1000 DCHLG :https://assets.publishing.service.gov…

Change to level of Section 106 demand:
Savills: Affordable Housing: Building through cycles
https://pdf.euro.savills.co.uk/uk/res…