Projects

Rural Housing at a Time of Economic Change

The Commission for Rural Communities funded CCHPR to carry out research into rural housing. The project looked specifically at the issues of

  • The changing levels of rents (both private and social) and the quality and location of available housing
  • The impact of government policies on social and private tenants, including the changes to Housing Benefit and the overall benefit caps
  • The numbers of people unable to remain in rural areas, or unable to live where they would choose to do so

Project Publications

Date Type Publication Description
2012 Report Rural housing at a time of economic change The Commission for Rural Communities funded CCHPR to carry out research into rural housing. The project looked specifically at:

  • The changing levels of rents (both private and social) and the quality and location of available housing
  • The impact of recent and forthcoming government policies on social and private tenants, including the changes to Housing Benefit and the overall benefit caps
  • The drivers of migration between rural and urban areas between rural and urban areas
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Contact:
Anna Clarke

Funder(s):
The Commission for Rural Communities