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Read more at: The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK - Overview

The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK - Overview

This ESRC-funded study was part of the ‘What Works in Tackling Poverty’ theme, and focused on the role of housing providers in addressing poverty faced by 16-25 year olds. This paper gives a brief overview of the key findings.


Read more at: The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK - Literature review

The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK - Literature review

This ESRC-funded study was part of the ‘What Works in Tackling Poverty’ theme, and focused on the role of housing providers in addressing poverty faced by 16-25 year olds. This paper presents the findings from a review of the literature.


Read more at: The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK - Summary and Conclusions

The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK - Summary and Conclusions

This ESRC-funded study was part of the ‘What Works in Tackling Poverty’ theme, and focused on the role of housing providers in addressing poverty faced by 16-25 year olds. This publication presents a summary of the key findings and conclusions.


Read more at: Presentations from the launch event - November 2016

Presentations from the launch event - November 2016

These are the presentations given by some of our case study projects for the study's launch event in November 2016


Read more at: Evaluation of Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy: Final Report

Evaluation of Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy: Final Report

The Final Report from the Evaluation of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (often referred to as the 'bedroom tax'), carried out jointly by CCHPR and Ipsos Mori, has been published. The report explores the effects of the cuts to Housing Benefit for working age social housing tenants who are...


Read more at: Tax credits for affordable housing in the USA: could they work elsewhere?

Tax credits for affordable housing in the USA: could they work elsewhere?

This article by Mike Oxley, published by Housing Finance International in Spring 2015, examines the operation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits in the USA.


Read more at: Review of “Young people and housing: transitions, trajectories and generational fractures”

Review of “Young people and housing: transitions, trajectories and generational fractures”

Mike Oxley provided a review of “Young people and housing: transitions, trajectories and generational fractures”, edited by Ray Forrest and Ngai ming Yip, for the International Journal of Housing Policy.


Read more at: Understanding the likely poverty impacts of the extension of Right to Buy to housing association tenants

Understanding the likely poverty impacts of the extension of Right to Buy to housing association tenants

This report, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, examines the impact of the extension of the Right to Buy to housing association tenants, and the sale of higher value local authority dwellings, which will provide the funding for the Right to Buy. The analysis first estimates the likely...


Read more at: Moving insights from the over-55s - source document

Moving insights from the over-55s - source document


Read more at: Variations in house building rates between local authorities in England

Variations in house building rates between local authorities in England

CCHPR has examined the evidence for the assertion that some locations have much higher levels of house building than others. Here we present some basic data. CHHPR intends to carry out further work to explore the reasons for the variations.