{"id":28170,"date":"2020-11-04T17:49:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=28170"},"modified":"2020-11-04T17:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:49:27","slug":"bre-trust-publishes-report-100-years-of-council-housing-to-mark-the-100-anniversary-of-the-1919-housing-and-town-planning-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=28170","title":{"rendered":"BRE Trust publishes report \u2018100 Years of Council Housing\u2019 to mark the 100 anniversary of the 1919 housing and Town Planning Act"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"BRE has published \u2018100 Years of Council Housing\u2019 to celebrate the centenary of the 1919 Housing and Town Planning Act, which introduced the concept of \u2018council housing\u2019 and also led to the creation of the Building Research Station (now BRE) to ensure that new housebuilding was undertaken in the most effective and efficient way.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026 council housing has removed millions from the threat of poverty\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 aspiration that any new social housing is built to high quality standard\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

BRE writes:<\/p>\n

Using data, predominantly from the English Housing Survey, the focus of this report is \u2018council housing\u2019, defined as that which is \u2018owned and managed by local authorities\u2019. However, as many of these homes are now managed by housing associations, these, and indeed all social housing is sometimes still referred to as council housing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Over the years, council housing has removed millions from the threat of poverty and provided healthy and safe places to grow up in. It has contributed to improved educational attainment, productivity and ultimately the economic performance of the country. It has improved people\u2019s life chances.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, over the last generation council housing has not always kept pace with people\u2019s aspirations. Much has been sold off and not replaced. Because of the pressure on the remainder, it is most commonly allocated to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged leaving others who would like to live in it without the option. Many households are living in poverty and feel stigmatised. Their social mobility may be limited by their very address.<\/p>\n

This new report lays out the aspiration that any new social housing is built to high quality standard for both longevity and the health and well-being of its occupants.<\/p>\n

What is the legacy of 100 years of council housing, and what does the future look like for those in need of housing support in the UK?<\/p>\n

Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

Download the report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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