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The housing crisis is manufactured. We can end it.
Wage cuts and the right to buy are to blame
social housing
North-South divide: Social housing challenges more severe in Northern England, research reveals
Concerns are growing about whether the government can ensure that affordable housing is built in the regions where it is most needed, particularly in the north of England.
Tens of thousands sign Vote for Homes letter calling on political leaders to rebuild UK’s ‘broken housing system’
‘Great stories begin in social homes. But we’re living in a housing emergency, and we need to build more. Now.’
How many social homes have been sold off in the last 10 years
The number of social homes being lost continues to outnumber those being built, and in large numbers
Shelter launches campaign to build 90,000 social homes a year in bid to end housing emergency
In the run up to the general election, Shelter is campaigning for political parties to commit to building at least 90,000 social homes a year for 10 years
A chart which sums up the housing crisis
With more than a million households waiting for social homes, those on low-incomes are increasingly being pushed into unsuitable and costly accommodation in the private rented sector as well as into temporary accommodation.