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 good quality and secure. Creating such homes is essential, as is addressing the persistent problem of homelessness. We are working with some fantastic partners on solving some of these problems.
Housing: Data
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Average London rents
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Child poverty and housing tenure
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Evictions by borough
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Homelessness acceptances over time
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Homelessness prevention/relief destinations
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Housing benefit
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Housing tenure over time
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Income inequality and housing costs
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New housing completions
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Overall Benefit Cap
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Overcrowding
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Poverty and housing tenure
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Poverty over time
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Rents and affordability
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Repossessions and evictions
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Social vs Affordable Housing
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Temporary accommodation by borough
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Temporary accommodation over time
Housing: Publications
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Are temporary accommodation boards feasible?
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London Stalling: Half a Century of living standards in London
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Trust for London's response to estate regeneration consultation.
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Designing solutions to London's temporary accommodation system
From our Twitter
@trustforlondon
It is important to #knowthedifference between the "Real Living Wage" and the "National Living Wage". The "National Living Wage" is a rebrand of the "minimum wage", but is not calculated according to what people need to live. The full figures are in this table from @LivingWageUK pic.twitter.com/LvHTcji6sg
25 Jul 2018We made over £750 million of social investment in 2017. Read about that and the rest of our work last year, in our Annual Review. https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/publications/review-2017/ … pic.twitter.com/fvj8GQRJOY
18 Aug 2018Many #gigeconomy workers struggle with low pay. They are often denied basic employment rights such as minimum wage and holiday pay because of being bogusly defined as self-employed. The Government needs to review this to better support low-paid workers.
18 Aug 2018"Although homeless people are as diverse as any other group, common themes emerge. Harsh treatment by impoverished authorities is one." New book by @TamsenC_Writer gives a voice to homeless people to tell their own stories. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/17/four-feet-under-tamsen-courtenay-homeless-sleeping-streets-review …
17 Aug 2018This is a terrible crime to commit against a vulnerable child. We need to work with the most affected communities to make further progress on rooting out FGM from our city. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/girl-3-needed-emergency-surgery-after-botched-fgm-in-london-a3914076.html …
17 Aug 2018