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: 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
Publication
Beyond Box-Ticking: Assessing Local Plan policy impacts on equality and inclusion
Publication
London - Planning for a Just City?
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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
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Moving piece from @pollytoynbee . We had the pleasure of meeting with the amazing Thiara Sanchez recently.She’s a talented, educated, aspirational young Londoner who,like many others,finds herself locked out of the economic opportunity the city has to offer http://bit.ly/2r889JQ
19 Nov 2019We're with @neweuropeansUK and @BrexitCSA this evening at City Hall for the launch of their report (supported by our member @trustforlondon ) on the role of the voluntary sector in the EU Settlement scheme pic.twitter.com/G1FKTUvz2H
19 Nov 2019Later today, our grantee @neweuropeansUK will be hosting this event at City Hall, inviting the sector together to explore topics of issues faced by Europeans and why the changing landscape of #EU integration matters to all of us http://bit.ly/37lHkTm #Brexit pic.twitter.com/rTjz3X9pKs
19 Nov 2019Looking forward to today's #LondonHousingPanel meeting. For those unfamiliar: https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/issues/housing/london-housing-panel/ … Too many brilliant members to tag, but: @trustforlondon @RajiHunjan @SolaceWomensAid @NHyouthcentre @toniclivingcic @LondonTenants @Kineara @genrentuk @HomelessLink and more!
19 Nov 2019Are you the next London Food Poverty Campaign Coordinator? @UKSustain is hiring! Help tackle local #foodpoverty and engage councils to go #beyondthefoodbank 3 days/week from Jan 2020 - Feb 2021. Deadline to apply 5pm Friday 22 November. http://bit.ly/2CcrVGq @trustforlondon
19 Nov 2019