The survey, carried out by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), gathered opinions from 2,181 adults across Great Britain, with the data weighted to reflect the population and found that 57 per cent of people think the rising cost of housing will impact on them personally either a great deal or a fair amount in the next five years – with 56 per cent saying the same for Brexit.
Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) agreed that Britain has a housing crisis, with 55% feeling it has been discussed too little over the past few years. This figure rises to 68% for renters.
Those surveyed also indicated support for social housing, with 76 per cent agreeing the tenure is important because it helps people on lower incomes access housing which would not be affordable in the private rented sector, and 68 per cent feeling it helps to tackle poverty.
These results send a very clear message to the new government. The housing crisis is real, and we are simply not doing enough. It’s clear that the British public supports more social housing.
We need to make sure everyone has a place to call home, and this survey reinforces what we’ve been saying for a long time – for too many people housing is simply unaffordable.
We have given the government a solution, a solution that would add billions to our national economy and help millions of our fellow citizens.
