Housing and Neighbourhoods Monitor

In the first report of its kind, the authors draw upon a variety of statistical sources to explore a wide range of issues, including: Do we have enough housing, in the right place, and of the right size?

Is the available housing affordable, both for people on average incomes and of those on lower incomes?

Which groups of the population are not having their housing needs met?

What are the trends in those aspects of housing which impact on the environment?

Are our neighbourhoods good places to live? Do people participate in their local communities? and, To what extent is low income and worklessness concentrated in small geographic areas, and where are these areas?

The material is presented in a series of accessible charts and maps with accompanying 'key facts'.

In most cases, the material covers both trends over time and differences between groups of the population.

Where possible, the time trends are compared with relevant Government targets.

Housing and neighbourhoods monitor provides an essential resource and guide for those wanting the most up-to-date picture on housing and neighbourhoods in the UK. It will be of interest to those who have used the JRF's "Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion" series which focuses on issues around individual poverty.