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Read more at: Analysis of available data on affordable housing investment

Analysis of available data on affordable housing investment

Using existing data sources, the purpose of this project was to provide a strong evidence base to show what the current provision of affordable housing built over the preceding 20 years looked like in terms of location, type of housing and size, and whether it is significantly different compared...


Read more at: Deprivation and community need in Suffolk

Deprivation and community need in Suffolk

This project sought to assemble a coherent evidence place on where deprivation is experienced in Suffolk, how it is concentrated and where it may be hard to identify. It built on an assumption that deprivation can be material, physical or social and may be obscured by being concentrated in certain...


Read more at: North West Cambridge rent policy

North West Cambridge rent policy

This paper analysed University staff incomes and made recommendations for rent policy in north west Cambridge.


Read more at: Mapping the number of extra housing units needed for young people

Mapping the number of extra housing units needed for young people

Centrepoint, the youth homeless charity, commissioned CCHPR to carry out some work looking at the requirement for emergency homeless accommodation, supporting housing units, social housing and private rented housing with the use of Housing Benefit across England with a specific focus on the...


Read more at: The role of the private rented sector in preventing homelessness: identifying good practice and the impact of policy change

The role of the private rented sector in preventing homelessness: identifying good practice and the impact of policy change

The Oak Foundation commissioned research into private rented sector access schemes that focuses on good practice as demonstrated through Oak funded projects. The research also looked more broadly at other successful practices and models. The intention was to share good practice from Oak funded...


Read more at: Poverty focused review of housing organisations’ strategic and business plans

Poverty focused review of housing organisations’ strategic and business plans

The Joseph Rowntree foundation commissioned CCHPR to carry out a poverty-focussed review of housing organisations’ strategic and business plans. With input from Savills, this project explored where poverty fits within the strategies, policies and business plans of local authorities, housing...