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Blog: Local and mayoral elections – is the government listening?

April 14, 2021 By the Smith Institute

The forthcoming local and mayoral elections will put the spotlight on housing issues and ratchet up the call for the devolution of more housing powers and resources to London and the combined authorities. But is the government listening? In England voters will be choosing seven combined authority-led metro mayors, the London mayor and GLA members, and councillors from 143 … [Read more...]

Smith Institute supports Brent poverty commission

August 17, 2020 By the Smith Institute

The independent Brent Poverty Commission launched its final report ‘A fairer future: Ending Poverty in Brent’. The Smith Institute’s Paul Hunter served as a commissioner and also undertook qualitive work with residents and quantitative analysis of poverty in the borough which features in the report. The report for Brent council set out more than 40 recommendations and called … [Read more...]

Housing associations face tough choices around rents and arrears

July 15, 2020 By the Smith Institute

The mix of COVID-19, an economic downturn and the roll-out of Universal Credit is likely to drive rent arrears among social tenants to record highs. Our estimates based on YouGov polling for the Resolution Foundation suggest that 590,000 working-age households in social housing are in arrears. Although the recent rise in rent arrears in social housing is less than in the … [Read more...]

Spending more of the public’s money will need better oversight

February 12, 2019 By the Smith Institute

In this article former head of the civil service, Lord Kerslake, responds to our new report Spending Fairly, Spending Well and makes the case for better oversight of public spending. … [Read more...]

Universal Credit report receives widespread media coverage

October 25, 2017 By the Smith Institute

The Institute's report Safe as houses: The impact of universal credit on tenants and their rent payment behaviour received widespread coverage including: Sky News, ITV News, The Mirror, The Sun, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Independent, Inside Housing, LocalGov, 24Housing, Municipal Journal and Public Sector Executive … [Read more...]

Council housing companies driving ‘quiet revolution’ in local building

October 20, 2017 By the Smith Institute

The Smith Institute received extensive coverage of its report Delivering the renaissance in council-built homes: the rise of local housing companies including in: … [Read more...]

Devolution deals short change cities on housing

April 23, 2017 By the Smith Institute

The Institute's report Halfway House: the opportunities and limits of devo-housing in England covered in Inside Housing and 24 Housing … [Read more...]

Brexit: Unknown unknowns and deep divisions

November 15, 2016 By the Smith Institute

The High Court ruling on triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty puts a constitutional spanner in the Brexit process but it’s no show stopper, says Paul Hackett, director at the Smith Institute writing for the Chartered Institute of Housing. The UK is heading for Brexit, and the challenge is now how to make the best of it and heal a nation distracted and deeply divided. … [Read more...]

David Cameron’s poor record on housebuilding – latest Institute report covered

July 28, 2016 By the Smith Institute

The Smith Institute's report, Devo-housing, has been covered in the Independent and Buzzfeed, with particular focus on John Healey MP's accusation that David Cameron MP was the worst prime minister for housebuilding since 1923. The full report can be found here. … [Read more...]

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