Housing
60 second overview
The cost of housing is a key driver of poverty in the capital. Many Londoners do not have access to genuinely affordable housing which is also of good quality and offers stability. Providing such homes is essential, as is addressing the persistent, and linked, problem of homelessness.
We are working with some fantastic organisations, who are seeking to solve some of these problems, which we have divided into four categories:
- Private Rented Sector
- Promoting Tenant Voice
- Increasing Affordability
- Homelessness
We also give an example of a project which we are funding – the Citizens UK Campaign – and an Initiative we are leading in partnership with the Mayor of London, the London Housing Panel.
There are many other groups we are funding to tackle London’s housing issues, and much more that still needs to be done. If you are an organisation which works on these issues, and are interested in applying for funding, visit our funding page for guidance.
The Trust does not provide funding or support directly to individuals. For answers to common questions about our funding, please read our Funding FAQs.
And to see data about housing in London, look at our London’s Poverty Profile.
Housing: What we’re doing
Housing: News
Opinion
“We are becoming a sector of housing experts”: How problems with housing cut across other social issues people are facing
Opinion
Citizens UK’s Housing Initiative – the story so far
News
Award nomination for Trust for London funded project
Opinion
Neighbourhood planning: the London experience
Housing: Data
See all
Data
Average London rents
Data
Child poverty and housing tenure
Data
Evictions by borough
Data
Homelessness acceptances over time
Data
Homelessness prevention/relief destinations
Data
Housing benefit
Data
Housing tenure over time
Data
Income inequality and housing costs
Data
New housing completions
Data
Overall Benefit Cap
Data
Overcrowding
Data
Poverty and housing tenure
Data
Poverty over time
Data
Rents and affordability
Data
Repossessions and evictions
Data
Social vs Affordable Housing
Data
Temporary accommodation by borough
Data
Temporary accommodation over time
Housing: Publications
Publication
Beyond Box-Ticking: Assessing Local Plan policy impacts on equality and inclusion
Publication
London - Planning for a Just City?
Publication
Trust for London's response to private rented sector evictions consultation
Publication
A Roof, Not A Home - the housing experiences of Black and minoritised women survivors of gender-based violence in London
From our Twitter
@trustforlondon
Did you know that as well as grants we also make social investments to orgs tackling #poverty & #inequality ?
Use @GoodFinanceUK 's simple tool below to see whether it could be for you & apply to us if you can deliver useful social outcomes to Londoners 
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In case you missed it, last week @resfoundation released their working hours report funded by us & finding:
Londoners work one-and-three quarters hours longer than rest of the UK
Women in Inner London are much less likely to work part-time
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Join them at this drop-in session funded by us on Tues 25 Feb, #Islington Town Hall to chat with others working in the field & gain advice, details below 
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New @TBIJ research shows planned rise in housing benefit rates will make only a fraction more homes affordable as 1000s of households face shortfalls. And in Central London the proposed increase stands to make no difference at all. Great investigation from @cboutaud & @MaeveMCC https://twitter.com/TBIJ/status/1220651003646824448 …
24 Jan 2020#JobAlert ! 
Our grantee @Centre70 is looking for a Housing Caseworker to join their team to provide vital #housing advice in #Lambeth & elsewhere, promote awareness of people’s legal rights, & support volunteers 
Deadline to apply is 10 Feb, details below #JobOpportunity https://twitter.com/Centre70/status/1220384402368344065 …