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: News
News
London Housing Panel: recruitment
News
£10K funding available for innovative housing ideas to combat a social injustice
Opinion
Organising tenants in temporary housing to improve life for families in Newham
Opinion
A different way of working?: Temporary Accommodation Boards in London
Housing: Data
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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
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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
Are temporary accommodation boards feasible?
Publication
London Stalling: Half a Century of living standards in London
Publication
Trust for London's response to estate regeneration consultation.
Publication
Designing solutions to London's temporary accommodation system
From our Twitter
@trustforlondon
4 in 10 Londoners have incomes below what is required for what Londoners think is a socially acceptable standard of living @lborouniversity https://bit.ly/2UjIHLe pic.twitter.com/rAm3x2HgJV
6 Mar 2019Local welfare assistance schemes provide emergency support to people in crisis. The new report from @npi_research reveals that levels of support vary hugely across London, with five boroughs offering no scheme at all https://bit.ly/2Qd3y1L pic.twitter.com/2UqAYK7mEQ
25 May 2019Funding opportunity: Our Moving on Up initiative is inviting applications from organisations to help us deliver work in Brent. Deadline 13 June. Details here https://bit.ly/2JZSTGw
25 May 2019It's clear that the social security system simply isn't working for too many of those who need it. We're funding the Commission on Social Security led by Experts by Experience to find solutions to some of the system's biggest problems https://bit.ly/2HCe8g9
24 May 2019"Poverty is affecting 14 million people in this country. Many of these people are working, doing what is considered to be the ‘right thing’, but still can’t make ends meet." Our Director of Policy @hothi on the report from @Alston_UNSR this week https://bit.ly/2WZnkjz
24 May 2019