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Housing quality
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Millions are unable to afford decent housing 
Millions are unable to afford decent housing
Public services are often worse in deprived areas
Public services are often worse in deprived areas
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Denied the Right to a Safe Home: Fight for Home
Shelter
Denied the Right to a Safe Home: Fight for Home
May 26, 2021
Hope to buy: The decline of youth home ownership
Resolution Foundation
Hope to buy: The decline of youth home ownership
December 2, 2021
House of Cards
Transparency International UK
House of Cards
July 5, 2021
Squeezed out
New Economics Foundation
Squeezed out
December 1, 2021
Time for parents
Nuffield Foundation
Time for parents
May 26, 2022
Cited attitudinal and framing research
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Communicating about housing the UK: obstacles, openings, and emerging recommendations
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Communicating about housing the UK: obstacles, openings, and emerging recommendations
November 23, 2021
Does owning a home make you more conservative?
Does owning a home make you more conservative?
February 22, 2022
How to talk about homes
Frameworks UK
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
How to talk about homes
February 28, 2023
Most homeowners happy for house prices not to rise
Positive Money
Most homeowners happy for house prices not to rise
March 31, 2022
Talking about homes: the foundation for a decent life
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Frameworks UK
Talking about homes: the foundation for a decent life
December 7, 2022
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I’m a teacher, I’m a single mother, I have a sick son, and yet this is our only option
Shelter
I’m a teacher, I’m a single mother, I have a sick son, and yet this is our only option
Georgina talks about the challenges of living with her young son in a tiny one-bedroom flat that is plagued with rats
It's not fair to expect people and their children to hop about from home to home
Shelter
It's not fair to expect people and their children to hop about from home to home
Lucie talks about the regular stress and upheaval for her and her children of having to move seven times in the last 11 years
If my rent goes for one month without being paid, then I’m homeless
Shelter
If my rent goes for one month without being paid, then I’m homeless
Joanna talks about how her monthly paycheque is not enough to cover her rent, food, bills and other family essentials
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