Report

How do landlords address poverty?

This research examined written strategies from 128 housing organisations, and conducted surveys and interviews with 163, to explore some key areas of practice, including:

  • whether addressing poverty is part of their mission, in principle or in practice;
  • the impact on poverty of decisions over where and what to build, including the use of Affordable Rented housing;
  • rent setting;
  • measures to increase tenants’ incomes and reduce fuel bills and other costs;
  • allocation systems and policies concerning who can access different types of housing.