Alison Gelder Chief Executive, Housing Justice 20th October 2016 Crisis? What Crisis? Alison Gelder Chief Executive, Housing Justice 20th October 2016
Context overview Rising homelessness (of all types) Overcrowding, poor conditions, disrepair Affordability Austerity/welfare changes The end of social housing Private rental market under pressure Regeneration & gentrification Brexit?
Buildings or People? Not a problem for everyone: Own outright; buying with a mortgage Social tenant; Council or Housing Association
Buildings or People? These are the people most likely to be affected: Experienced relationship breakdown Private renter Young & inexperienced Drink or drug problem Mental health problems or learning disability Lived in an institution Experienced abuse Unemployed POOR
People in our congregations & communities Parents of young(ish) adults Young(ish) adults – no children Families (1 or 2 parents) with children under 11 Families with teenagers Elderly singles and couples
People (cont) – the more obvious suspects Anyone/family member with disability or ill health Asylum seeker/migrant/refugee Rough sleepers, hidden homeless folk & other wanderers Landlords, teachers, social workers, builders, volunteers, council officers & civil servants, charity workers etc.