More than Bricks: the Human and Economic Impact of Social Homes

Shelter is carrying out a ground-breaking longitudinal research project, funded by IKEA, looking at the impact of moving into a social rent home. We know the impact of social homes extends beyond individual tenants to the wider society. The report is in two parts:

• In the first section, we present the emerging findings from the longitudinal research project looking at the human impact of moving into a social rent home. This shows the short-term benefits tenants experience within three months of moving into their new home.

• We then present new findings on the economic impact of inaction. This shows that there are significant costs to the government and wider public services if the government does not ramp up to deliver 90,000 social rent homes per year over 10 years.