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Majority of Brits would support building social homes in their area

More than half the British public (58%) would support more council and housing association homes being built in their local area, a report out today reveals.

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An Ipsos Mori poll, commissioned by the National Housing Federation (NHF), also revealed 80% of the 1,997 adults interviewed believed social housing should be available to people when private rent became too expensive.

The NHF said the survey showed people ‘don’t want social housing to become only a safety net for the most vulnerable, but to remain an option for anyone on lower incomes who can’t afford private rents’. 

And the research, to mark the second ever #HousingDay, found more than two in three - 67% - said social housing plays an ‘important role’ in tackling poverty.

Gill Payne, director of policy and external affairs at the NHF, said: ‘Everyone needs a decent home they can afford to live in and we should be proud of our country’s social housing that provides just that for millions of people across the country.

‘But sadly, after decades of governments failing to build the affordable homes we need, we’re now faced with a housing crisis that can only be solved by having the right homes in the right places at a price that people can actually afford.’

Ipsos Mori conducted the 1,997 face-to-face interviews with adults aged above 16 between October 24 and November 2 on behalf of a consortium of housing associations led by Yorkshire Housing and including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The data was weighted to reflect Great Britian’s population.

Housing organisations were gearing up for the start of #HousingDay yesterday, with landlords such as Knightstone and Southwark Council producing videos to promote their work.

Today Inside Housing will be sharing videos, pictures and tweets and offering original content throughout the day.

Follow us on Twitter @insidehousing, on Instagram at Inside_Housing and on Vine at Inside Housing for all the latest news and keep up to date at www.insidehousing.co.uk/HousingDay.

If you want to comment or tell us what your organisation is doing contact Laurna Robertson with the subject #HousingDay, to let us know what your workplace has planned.

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