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 partners on solving 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. 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.
And to see data about housing in London, look at our London’s Poverty Profile.
Housing: News
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
Opinion
What we can still learn from Dick Whittington about 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
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People who are experiencing problems in the private rented sector must be empowered to speak out about the issues affecting them. We fund a variety of projects which help tenants to make their voices heard http://bit.ly/2CG8Xrs
24 Jan 2019Applications are still open to deliver an evaluation of our Strengthening Voices, Realising Rights initiative. Deadline 8 February. Full details here http://bit.ly/2AQNigm
23 Jan 2019It's good news that rents in the capital are falling, but new figures show that the average Londoner spends 41% of their wage on rent. We need to see more genuinely affordable, good quality homes for London http://bit.ly/2COQwBl
23 Jan 2019Use London's Poverty Profile? Then shape its future. Take our survey to help us build a new LPP that provides a richer picture on poverty and inequality in London http://bit.ly/2FRlrQy
23 Jan 2019We’ve issued an invitation to tender for delivery of our pioneering London's Poverty Profile. Deadline for proposals 18 Feb http://bit.ly/2M6KO1C
23 Jan 2019