LSE Housing and Communities - a research unit of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion

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Demonstrating the Social Value of Wheelchair User Homes

We want to talk to wheelchair users, or households that include a wheelchair user, about what a wheelchair accessible home means to you and your family.

How has living in a wheelchair accessible home changed things for your and your family? Has living in a wheelchair user home brought any new opportunities? Read more...

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Reducing the health, social and educational harms of overcrowding in Newham

A project to identify practical and measurable ways of reducing the health, social, and educational harms of living in overcrowded households.

We are looking to speak to households with children under 18, living in overcrowded homes in the London Borough of Newham for this study. Read more...

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Sustainable Communities

Understanding what has happened to low-income communities in different regions of the United Kingdom between 2010-2022, and what policies and interventions can help make low-income communities more sustainable in future. Read more...

What will the Social Housing White Paper mean for social landlords?

The Social Housing White Paper aimed to ensure that all tenants are safe in their homes and have the power to hold their landlords to account. In this online workshop 35 representatives from social landlords across the country to discussed what these changes will mean in practice. Read more...

Mutual Aid Groups and community responses to COVID-19

An online workship for 20 mutual aid groups, social landlords, and community organisations discussing the longer-term impacts of mutual aid in communities, and the kind of support that groups need moving forward. Read more...

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LSE Housing & Communities Publications

We produce a wide variety of publications from academic discussion papers and journal articles, to reports, books, and blog posts . Read more...

LSE Housing & Communities Events

We host a wide range of events, from workshops and think-tanks to public lectures such 'Lessons from Grenfell Tower' . Read more...

Housing Plus Academy

The Academy organises workshops, Think Tanks and roundtables for social housing practitioners, policymakers, frontline staff, and residents. Read more...

LSE Housing & Communities Research

We have thirty years of research experience in low-income areas, covering housing, regeneration, family life, communities, urban issues and sustainable development. Read more...

News, Media and Blogs

Browse our latest news, media mentions and blogs. Read more...