Housing a key issue for social tenants

Future vision

Strong political leadership and innovative policies are needed to solve our housing challenges, argues James Gregory

Collision course

Exclusive research by Ipsos Mori for Inside Housing reveals that government benefit reforms are stirring strong emotions among members of the public. Caroline Thorpe reveals how a battle is slowly brewing

Squeezed Out

People power

In one sense, the headline finding from our exclusive poll with Ipsos Mori this week that three in five people oppose housing benefit cuts if the result is increased homelessness is good news.

Social housing 'most needed' tenancy in Britain

More people across Britain believe that there is a greater need to develop social housing than homes for sale or private rent.

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing

Wind of change

A host of new laws are set to change the landscape for Welsh social landlords. Michael Northcott reports

The order of importance

The Localism Act allows councils to decide who they allocate homes to, but beware of discrimination, warns Samantha Hall, senior associate at Trowers & Hamlins

Support on a shoestring

Budgets are being slashed and demand is up but, as Inside Housing and Capita’s exclusive Supporting People survey reveals, many care and support providers are maintaining services for vulnerable people. Lydia Stockdale finds out how they are doing it and if it can last.

Digital age

In the last of this week’s Focus pieces on digital inclusion we take a look at work helping older people get online