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Ann Pettifor: the Treasury's fiscal orthodoxy is fuelling England's housing emergency and strangling growth

Leading economist Ann Pettifor explains why major government investment is needed to address the housing emergency ahead of the Spending Review on 11 June.

Research and insights

Published: 9 June 2025

Author: Ann Pettifor

Ann Pettifor: the Treasury's fiscal orthodoxy is fuelling England's housing emergency and strangling growth
A group of Shelter campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament holding banners that read 'Chancellor, it's decision time', 'Invest in social homes'

AH(p)!: why the current Affordable Homes Programme has failed (and why the next one can't)

At Shelter, we think the current Affordable Homes Programme has failed. Here's why it hasn't done what it set out to – and why the next one must succeed.

Updates and impact

Published: 5 June 2025

Author: Andrew Soar

AH(p)!: why the current Affordable Homes Programme has failed (and why the next one can't)
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Right to Rent: entrenching discrimination in the private rented sector

The Right to Rent policy legitimises discrimination in the private rented sector. Shelter support an amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill that would repeal Right to Rent.

Research and insights

Published: 17 April 2025

Author: Lucy Cheetham

Right to Rent: entrenching discrimination in the private rented sector
The Norwich Renters Collective sit at a table in April 2023, celebrating after the planning committee approved the Anglia Square development with only 10% affordable homes.

How Norwich Renters Collective took back control: the fight for affordable housing at Anglia Square

Join Norwich Renters Collective to fight for affordable, secure homes. Learn how they're challenging developers and shaping housing policy in Norwich.

Updates and impact

Published: 20 March 2025

Author: Tess Lewis-Williams

How Norwich Renters Collective took back control: the fight for affordable housing at Anglia Square
A Shelter campaigner holding a placard reading 'It's decision time'

Rachel Reeves: it's decision time!

Ahead of the Spending Review, we’re calling on the government to live up to its promise of change and invest in the social rent homes England desperately needs.

Updates and impact

Published: 14 March 2025

Author: Andrew Soar

Rachel Reeves: it's decision time!
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International Women's Day 2025: government must accelerate action to build the social homes we need

This International Women's Day, we're calling on the government to invest in the social homes we need to stop the increasing homelessness among women.

Research and insights

Published: 7 March 2025

Author: Deborah Garvie

International Women's Day 2025: government must accelerate action to build the social homes we need
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Record child homelessness and soaring rough sleeping figures: the June Spending Review must deliver more social homes

There are record levels of child homelessness and soaring rough sleeping figures. The government must use the Spending Review to invest in social homes.

Research and insights

Published: 27 February 2025

Author: Amelia Hart

Record child homelessness and soaring rough sleeping figures: the June Spending Review must deliver more social homes
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The Renters' Rights Bill, a call for fairer rights and stronger protections

The Renters' Rights Bill is in the House of Lords for its second reading. The bill is a once-in-a-generation chance for the government to fix renting.

Updates and impact

Published: 6 February 2025

Author: Alexandra Molano-Avilan

The Renters' Rights Bill, a call for fairer rights and stronger protections
A large Shelter and IKEA poster outside the Houses of Parliament. It shows a plan of a tiny room with three small beds. Text reads 'Sarah and her family of six had to live in temporary accommodation as small as this'.

The benefits of social homes: Shelter and IKEA’s groundbreaking research underway

We’re working with IKEA to carry out a groundbreaking longitudinal research project, to make the case for government investment in social rent homes.

Updates and impact

Published: 5 December 2024

Author: Hannah Rich

The benefits of social homes: Shelter and IKEA’s groundbreaking research underway
A large Shelter and IKEA poster outside the Houses of Parliament. It shows a plan of a tiny room with three small beds. Text reads 'Sarah and her family of six had to live in temporary accommodation as small as this'.

Why Shelter and IKEA are calling for social housing to end child homelessness

Shelter supporters and IKEA customers have signed an open letter calling on the government to build social housing as a sustainable solution to child poverty.

Updates and impact

Published: 25 November 2024

Author: Charlie Berry

Why Shelter and IKEA are calling for social housing to end child homelessness