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CASEreport

Replacing Empty Spaces with Productive, Green Places

Laura Lane and Bert Provan

LSE research, commissioned by Habitat for Humanity GB (HFHGB) and M&G plc, highlights opportunities for the conversion of disused buildings into new homes to help tackle housing affordability and the climate crisis. ...Read more...

27 March 2026

CASEreport

Insecure lives: The growth and impact of multiple insecurities

Rebecca Tunstall, Irene Bucelli, Irena Grugulis, Stuart Henderson, Laura Lane, Helen Lomax, Anita Mangan, Abigail McKnight, Jonathan Payne, Sally Pearse, Laura Sorvala and Jonathan Webb

‘Multiple insecurity’ is insecurity in more than one important dimension of life, such as money, work, housing, food, health or care. This research explored the prevalence and impact of multiple insecurities, through lit...Read more...

6 June 2025

CASEreport

Mitigating the Impacts of Overcrowding in the London Borough of Newham

Laura Lane and Bert Provan

Between 2022 and 2024, LSE Housing and Communities conducted research into overcrowding in the London Borough of Newham, and how the harms of overcrowding can be mitigated. This final report brings together data analysis...Read more...

27 February 2025

CASEreport

The Value of Local: An evaluation of the neighbourhood management approach of EastendHomes

Laura Lane

The LSE Housing and Communities team at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) was commissioned in 2019 to carry out an evaluation of the neighbourhood management approach of EastendHomes. This report ...Read more...

12 April 2024

CASEreport

On Our Side: Improving services for young people experiencing homelessness

Laura Lane, Ellie Benton and Ruby Russell

Estimates suggest that almost half of all young people experiencing homelessness do not contact their local authority, or face barriers in doing so. And only 38% of those who do get a positive outcome. In the autumn of 2...Read more...

11 April 2024

CASEreport

The Social and Economic Value of Wheelchair User Homes

Bert Provan and Laura Lane

People who use wheelchairs can benefit in many ways from living in homes which are designed to meet their needs. They can enjoy a much greater independence and ability to do everyday tasks such as showering, cooking, usi...Read more...

4 September 2023

CASEreport

Opening Doors: An evaluation of the London Borough of Newham's Housing First Pilot Project

Laura Lane, Anne Power and Bert Provan

In 2018, the London Borough of Newham (LBN) commissioned LSE Housing and Communities to undertake an evaluation of their "Housing First" pilot project. The main objectives for the evaluation were: 1. To understand the pr...Read more...

5 February 2021

CASEreport

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Managing the Unmanageable: Debt and Financial Resilience in Newham

Laura Lane and Anne Power

An executive summary of CASEreport 123 (https://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/case/cr/casereport123.pdf) which aims to understand the links between work, low pay, benefits, credit, debt, and savings among low-income households i...Read more...

9 July 2019

CASEreport

Managing the Unmanageable: Debt and financial resilience in Newham

Laura Lane and Anne Power

This research aims to understand the links between work, low pay, benefits, credit, debt, and savings among low-income households in East London. Our work around debt and financial resilience in Newham goes back a number...Read more...

9 July 2019

CASEreport

Retrofit to the Rescue: Environmental upgrading of multi-storey estates

Ellie Benton, Alice Belotti, Laura Lane and Anne Power

'Retrofit to the Rescue' looks at the ambitious refurbishment of Wilmcote House in Portsmouth for a new study on the social impact of retrofit works. In 2010 LSE Housing and Communities were asked to conduct interviews...Read more...

8 March 2019

CASEreport

Never Just a Number: Evaluating the impact of a holistic approach to UK poverty

Anne Power, Bert Provan, Laura Lane and Ellie Benton

The core aim of the research is to show the social value of CAP’s work in tackling poverty and related problems of debt, joblessness, dependency, and low capacity. The evaluation covers the four main strands of CAP’s app...Read more...

23 October 2018

CASEreport

Sheffield City Story

Laura Lane, Ben Grubb and Anne Power

La Fabrique de la Cité, a French foundation sponsored by Vinci, funded LSE Housing and Communities to produce seven updated city reports on Leipzig and six other European cities, following our initial reports in 2007. Th...Read more...

8 June 2016

CASEreport

Belfast City Story

Laura Lane, Ben Grubb and Anne Power

8 June 2016

CASEreport

Bridging the Gap: The Haringey Support Fund

Laura Lane, Bert Provan, Alice Belotti and Anne Power

4 March 2015

CASEreport

High Rise Hope Revisited: The social implications of upgrading large estates

Laura Lane, Anne Power and Bert Provan

6 February 2015

CASEreport

Divided City? The value of mixed communities in expensive neighbourhoods

Katie Bates, Laura Lane, Anne Power and Nicola Serle

Headlines: [1] Octavia Housing, a long-established social landlord in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster, provides low cost rented homes to low-income local residents in high-cost areas. In doing so it helps to overc...Read more...

10 July 2013

CASEreport

High Rise Hope

Katie Bates, Laura Lane and Anne Power

1 October 2012

CASEpaper

Using play to help families learn: Evaluation of Trafford Hall’s Playing 2 Learn Programme 2008-11

Laura Lane and Liz Richardson

The report describes the results of a three-year evaluation by LSE Housing and Communities of a family learning programme called Playing 2 Learn. The Playing 2 Learn programme was open to vulnerable families from low inc...Read more...

1 August 2012

CASEreport

Housing Futures: our homes and communities. A report for the Federation of Master Builders

Laura Lane and Anne Power

Forward by Ron Storer, President, Federation of Master Builders: The housing system is intrinsically linked to almost every major area of government policy from the economy and taxation to the environment and education. ...Read more...

June 2010

CASEreport

Low Income Housing Estates: A report to Hammersmith United Charities on supporting communities, preventing social exclusion and tackling need in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Laura Lane and Anne Power

September 2009

CASEreport

'Teach in' on Energy and Existing Homes - restoring neighbourhoods and slowing climate change

Anne Power, Laura Lane and Nicola Serle

July 2008

CASEreport

Report to Incommunities on the About Turn Project

Anne Power, Laura Lane and Nicola Serle

May 2008