Housing
 | Against the OddsAuthor: Becky Rice | Published: November 2006 | 1.18MB This report presents the findings of a major investigation into what it means to be a child living in bad housing. Carried out between April and August 2006, the investigation looked at the impact of bad housing on children, comparing the lives and life chances of children on either side of Britain?s housing divide. |
| Behind Closed DoorsAuthor: Niall Holland, CHAS Housing Aid | Published: October 2006 | 78.81KB We were finding that Housing Benefit was not covering the full rent paid by many of our clients. This pushes many into extreme hardship, poverty and homelessness. This study of 7 rents in localities across England was used successfully to lobby and influence the Welfare Reform Bill as it passed through Parliament. |
| Breaking Point - How unaffordable housing is pushing us to the limitAuthor: Shelter | Published: June 2008 | 1.48MB The lack of affordable homes in Britain has hit millions of households hard. Many have been made homeless as a direct result of high housing costs; many more are trapped in damp, dilapidated, overcrowded or temporary housing, unable to afford to rent or buy a secure, comfortable home. |
| Homes for the Future - A new analysis of housing need and demand in EnglandAuthor: Alan Holmans, Sarah Monk and Christine Whitehead | Published: November 2008 | 337.46KB England is facing a severe shortage of affordable homes, a problem that lies at the heart of the country?s housing crisis. As the population increases, this shortage will only get worse, unless we can increase the delivery of affordable homes. Shelter?s new research shows that to meet newly arising need and demand, we must build a greater proportion of social rented and intermediate homes than currently envisaged. |
| Mapping the Contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Yorkshire and the HumberAuthor: The Regional Forum, Graha,m Lewis | Published: May 2001 | 214.26KB The Regional Forum's research providing regional level data on the sector's contribution, focusing on number of organisations, employment, volunteering, and contribution to regional economy. |
| Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2006Author: Joseph Rowntree Trust - Guy Palmer, Tom MacInnes and Peter Kenway | Published: December 2012 | 3.18MB The report covers issues from work and education to health and housing. The analysis is built around a set of 50 indicators organised into six chapters, four focused on particular age groups, one looking at low income and one at community issues. |
| The development needs of refugee communities in Leeds, Bradford & South YorkshireAuthor: Dr Archana Choksi with Marzieh Berenjin, Hlabera Chirwa and Dorine Nakuti | Published: July 2008 | 765.4KB Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) are seen as an essential agency for refugee integration. They act as a vital bridge between the refugee community and host society. They adopt a wide range of roles that include acting as intermediary, interpreter, educator, campaigner, negotiator,representative and advocate for refugee individuals or whole communities (Home Office 2005; Refugee Council and Refugee Action 2007). |
